by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Gib ein Lied mir wieder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Gib ein Lied mir wieder Im klaren Tone deiner Freudentage - Du weißt es ja: mir wich der Friede, Und meine Hand ist zag. Wo dunkle Seelen sinnen, Erscheinen Bilder, seltne, hohe, Doch fehlt das leuchtende Erinnern, Die Farbe hell und froh. Wo sieche Seelen reden, Da lindern schmeichelhafte Töne, Da ist die Stimme tief und edel, Doch nicht zum Sang so schön.
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- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Jahr der Seele, in Traurige Tänze, no. 4 [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 Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Traurige Tänze", 1923 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Gib ein Lied mir wieder", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 10 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications,, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Maurice Wright (b. 1949) , "Give me one more song", copyright © ; composed by Alexander Zemlinsky.
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