by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)
Immer enger, leise, leise
Language: German (Deutsch)
Immer enger, leise, leise Ziehen sich die Lebenskreise, Schwindet hin, was prahlt und prunkt, Schwindet Hoffen, Hassen, Lieben, Uns ist nichts in Sicht geblieben Als der letzte dunkle Punkt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Ausgang" [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 Peter Escher (1915 - 2008), "Immer enger, leiser, leise", op. 153 no. 11 (1994) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten verschiedenen Schriftsteller, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lionel Rogg (b. 1936), "Ausgang", published 2007 [ soprano and piano ], from Wellen. Sieben Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Ausgang", op. 14 no. 11 (1936) [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Dämmerung", op. 70 no. 5 (1955), published 1956, first performed 1956 [ SATB soli, mixed chorus (boys, SATB), and orchestra ], from Lebenskreise, no. 5, Alkor Edition, Kassel
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ending", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 29