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by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867)

Des Knaben Tod
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das Waldweib sang
So mild und bang:
O Knabe! was weinst du so sehr?
O Knabe, wie träumst du schwer?
Und hab' dich so geliebet,
Und bist doch so betrübet
Bei mir?

Es rauscht der Wind:
Schlaf ein, mein Kind!
Mein Knabe, der Winter ist da!
Mein Knabe, der Tod ist da!
Ach, zähme deinen Kummer!
Kurz ist der Todesschlummer
Im Thal!

Die Augen zu, Zu süßer Ruh'!
Ist dir es so schmerzliche Pein,
Im Frühling ein Blümchen zu sein,
Und dann mit bunten Schwingen
Zu fliegen und zu singen Im Wald?

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Mosen (1803 - 1867), "Des Knaben Tod", appears in Gedichte, in Das Waldweib, no. 4 [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 Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Des Knaben Tod", op. 10 (6 Lieder und Romanzen für Mezzo-Sopran oder Alt) no. 3, published 1832 [ mezzo-soprano or alto and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-25
Line count: 19
Word count: 92

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