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Müd' ist mein Licht und müd' mein Blick, Mein Stüblein füllt beklomm'nes Schweigen; Fernhin klingt spielende Musik: Der Sang der Welt, der Klang der Geigen! Und klingend zieht mir's durch das Herz: Das Glück! -- wie ich dich einst gefunden Und wie ich dich verlor -- der Schmerz! - Wie glühen diese stillen Stunden! Es flimmert feucht um meinen Blick, Erinn'rung zieht den leisen Reigen; Fernhin klingt spielende Musik: Der Sang der Welt, der Klang der Geigen!
Authorship
- by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Geigenklänge", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882 [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 Ernst Baeker , "Geigenklänge", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1894 [voice and piano], Berlin, Glas [text not verified]
- by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Geigenklänge", op. 22 (1898). [text not verified]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Sounds of violins", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website: 2008-10-25 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:37
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Word count: 75
My light is weary and weary my gaze, My chamber is filled with oppressive silence; Far in the distance music is playing: The song of the world, the sound of violins! And ringing through my heart passes Happiness! -- how I once found you And how I lost you -- the pain! - How these quiet hours glow! There is a dewy flickering about my gaze. Memory treads its soft roundelay; Far in the distance music is playing: The song of the world, the sound of violins!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Geigenklänge", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 8. Erinnerungen, first published 1882
Text added to the website: 2010-05-31 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:44
Line count: 12
Word count: 85