by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929)
In meinem schwarzen Taxuswald
Language: German (Deutsch)
In meinem schwarzen Taxuswald singt ein Märchenvogel -- die ganze Nacht. Blumen blinken. Unter Sternen, die sich spiegeln, treibt mein Boot. Meine träumenden Hände tauchen in schwimmende Wasserrosen. Unten, lautlos, die Tiefe. Fern die Ufer! Das Lied ...
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Text Authorship:
- by Arno Hermann Oscar Alfred Holz (1863 - 1929), no title, appears in Phantasus [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 Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "In meinem schwarzen Taxuswald", op. 9 (Fünf Gesänge aus Phantasus) no. 4 (1905), published c1920 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Chris D. Godwin) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans ma noire forêt d'ifs", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-23
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