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Im windes-weben War meine frage Nur träumerei. Nur lächeln war Was du gegeben. Aus nasser nacht Ein glanz entfacht -- Nun drängt der mai · Nun muss ich gar Um dein aug und haar Alle tage In sehnen leben.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Stefan George, Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 6 / 7, Der siebente Ring, Berlin, 1931, page 157.
Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Lieder, in Lieder I-VI, no. 2 [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 Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), "Im windes-weben", 1921/1922 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus »Der siebente Ring« von Stefan George, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Im Windesweben", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder aus 'Der siebente Ring') no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Im Windesweben war meine Frage nur Träumerei", op. 22 no. 2 (1917) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Dichtungen von Stefan George, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Zehnder (1901 - 1972), "Im windesweben", 1929 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the murmuring wind my question was only a dream", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans le murmure du vent", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Hubert Schmid
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 38
In the murmuring wind my question was only a dream; you replied only with a smile. Thus, a wet night kindled a warm glow - now May presses, and now, for your eyes and hair, I must live in yearning all my days.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Lieder, in Lieder I-VI, no. 2
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 43