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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Schon mit ihren schlimmsten Schatten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schon mit ihren schlimmsten Schatten
Schleicht die böse Nacht heran;
Unsre Seelen, sie ermatten,
Gähnend schauen wir uns an.

Du wirst alt und ich noch älter,
Unser Frühling ist verblüht.
Du wirst kalt und ich noch kälter,
Wie der Winter näher zieht.

Ach, das Ende ist so trübe!
Nach der holden Liebesnot
Kommen Nöten ohne Liebe,
Nach dem Leben kommt der Tod.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Emma, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Yehezkel Braun (b. 1922), "Nach dem Leben kommt der Tod", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Spätlese aus Heinrich Heines Gedichte, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Schon mit ihren schlimmsten Schatten ", 2011 [ voice and piano ], from Emma, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Schon mit ihren schlimmsten Schatten", 2007, published c2007-8 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 2, Clarisse-Tragödie, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Liebesmüde", 1911 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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