Ist das bald?
  Über hundert bange Stunden,
Über hundert frische Wunden -
  Unterdessen kann der Wald,
kann die Wiese sich [entfärben]1,
  können alle Blumen sterben,
        Ist das bald?

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¹ In another version of Gilm (titled "Bald"): "verfärben"

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Ist das bald" [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 Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Ist das bald?", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
• by Karl Linke (1884 - 1938), "Ist das bald?" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Hilda Sehested (1858 - 1936), "Ist das bald?", op. 2 (Acht Gedichte für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1894 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

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