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Wie schnell verschwindet So Licht als Glanz, Der Morgen findet Verwelkt den Kranz, Der gestern glühte In aller Pracht, Denn er verblühte In dunkler Nacht. Es schwimmt die Welle Des Lebens hin, Und färbt sich helle, Hat's nicht Gewinn; Die Sonne neiget, Die Röte flieht, Der Schatten steiget Und Dunkel zieht. So schwimmt die Liebe Zu Wüsten ab, Ach, daß sie bliebe Bis an das Grab! Doch wir erwachen Zu tiefer Qual: Es bricht der Nachen, Es löscht der Strahl, Vom schönen Lande Weit weggebracht Zum öden Strande, Wo um uns Nacht.
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- by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 12, chapter heading: "Die Klagen der schönen Magelone" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wie schnell verschwindet", op. 33 no. 11 (1861-65), published 1865 [voice and piano], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 11, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Trauer", 1965, first performed 1966 [TBarB chorus a cappella], from Romantische Chorlieder nach Texten von Ludwig Tieck, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hoe snel verdwijnen nu licht en glans", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Come scompaiono rapidi", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Comme lumière et clarté Disparaissent vite, Le matin trouve La couronne fanée. Qui hier brillait De toute sa splendeur, Mais s'est flétrie Au cours de la noire nuit. La vie, comme les vagues, Dérive au-loin, Et elle n'a rien gagné Au lever du jour ; Le soleil tombe, Les rougeoiements s'envolent, Les ombres montent Et l'obscurité arrive. Ainsi dérive l'amour Vers des déserts, Ah que ne dure-t-il pas Jusqu'à la tombe ! Mais nous nous éveillons En proie à de profonds tourments : La barque est brisée, La lumière tombe, Emportés loin Du beau pays, Vers une plage déserte, Avec la nuit autour de nous.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 12, chapter heading: "Die Klagen der schönen Magelone"
Text added to the website: 2010-12-03 00:00:00
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