by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Aus stillen Fenstern
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie oft wirst du gesehn aus stillen Fenstern, von denen du nichts weißt . . . Durch wieviel Menschengeist magst du gespenstern, nur so im Gehn . . .
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Aus stillen Fenstern" [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 Jan van Vlijmen (b. 1935), "Aus stillen Fenstern", 1958, from Drie Morgenstern-liederen, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 30