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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

O ich möcht aus der Welt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Dann weinst du um mich.
Blutbuchen schüren
Meine Träume kriegerisch.

Durch finster Gestrüpp
Muß ich
Und Gräben und Wasser.

Immer schlägt wilde Welle
An mein Herz;
Innere Feind.

O ich möchte aus der Welt!
Aber auch fern von ihr
Irr ich ein Flackerlicht

Um Gottes Grab.

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "O ich möcht aus der Welt", appears in Die Kuppel, first published 1920 [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 Arthur Dangel (b. 1931), "O ich möcht aus der Welt", op. 53 no. 16 (1990) [ alto and piano ], from Else-Zyklus I : Sechzehn Lieder mit Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler an Gottfried Benn, no. 16 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "O ich möcht aus der Welt", 1982 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ô je voudrais quitter le monde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-12-12
Line count: 13
Word count: 46

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