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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Der Kranke
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Soll ich dich denn nun verlassen,
Erde, heit'res Vaterhaus?
Herzlich Lieben, mutig Hassen,
ist denn alles, alles aus?

Vor dem Fenster durch die Linden
spielt es wie ein linder Gruß.
Lüfte, wollt ihr mir verkünden,
daß ich bald hinunter muß?

Liebe ferne blaue Hügel,
stiller Fluß im Talesgrün,
ach, wie oft wünscht ich mir Flügel,
über euch hinweg zu zieh'n!

Da sich jetzt die Flügel dehnen,
schaur' ich in mich selbst zurück
und ein unbeschreiblich Sehnen
zieht mich zu der Welt zurück.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte [author's text not yet checked 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 Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Der Kranke", op. 58 no. 3 (1918-1942) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Romantische Gesänge für Sopran und Orchester, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Der Kranke", op. 38 (5 Lieder) no. 2 (194-?) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Der Kranke", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1886 [ baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Kranke", op. 20 no. 9 (1913) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Uhland und Eichendorff , no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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