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by Maria Janitschek, née Tölk (1859 - 1927)

Das Feuer schleicht in den Gassen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das Feuer schleicht [in]1 den Gassen
Mit leisem Raubtiertritt,
Die schönen Töchter, die blassen,
Vernehmen nicht seinen Schritt.

Sie ruh'n auf weichen Fellen,
[Müd' von Gelagen und Tanz,
Vom Trank aus verbot'nen Quellen,
Von wilder Opfer Glanz.]2

Sie träumen von dunklen Freuden,
Von heimlicher Harfen Klang,
Von königlichem Vergeuden,
Und lachendem Überschwang.

Sie träumen von -- Cherubsflügeln --
Da stoßen die Wächter ins Horn,
Rot über [Straßen]3 und Hügeln
Lodert Jehovas Zorn. -- --

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•   M. Schweikert •   R. Stöhr 

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1 Voigt-Schweikert: "durch"
2 Stöhr, Voigt-Schweikert:
Müde vom Tanz und Gelag',
Ihre jungen Brüste schwellen
Entgegen dem morgigen Tag.
3 Stöhr, Voigt-Schweikert: "Gassen"

Text Authorship:

  • by Maria Janitschek, née Tölk (1859 - 1927), "Gomorrha" [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  • by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Gomorra" [ low voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Gomorrah", op. 48 (5 Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-11-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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