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by Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (1840 - 1909)

Mir fallen alte Blätter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mir fallen alte Blätter
Mit Versen in die Hand;
Ihr argen Liebesgötter,
Was soll der eitle Tand?

Das war ein thöricht Toben
In wildem Herzeleid,
Der Kopf war mir verschroben
In jener Liebeszeit.

Das Herz wollt' mir verbluten
Mit schmerzlicher Gewalt. -
Erloschen sind die Gluten,
Und ich bin wieder kalt.

Ihr Thränen müßt beim Lesen
Mir nicht im Auge stehn; -
Wie herb es auch gewesen,
O Gott, es war doch schön!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (1840 - 1909), no title, appears in Fahrendes Volk, in Lieder, no. 14 [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 Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Es war doch schön", op. 88 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 71

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