Ruth | Und du suchst mich vor den Hecken

by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Ruth

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Und du suchst mich vor den Hecken.
Ich höre deine Schritte seufzen
Und meine Augen sind schwere dunkle Tropfen.

In meiner Seele blühen süß deine Blicke
Und füllen sich,
Wenn meine Augen in den Schlaf wandeln.

Am Brunnen meiner Heimat
Steht ein Engel,
Der singt das Lied meiner Liebe,
Der singt das Lied Ruths.

Text Authorship:

by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Ruth", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Hebräische Balladen, no. 11, appears in Meine Wunder, Verlag für Kunst Berlin, Amelangsche Buchhandlung, first published 1905 [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 Hans Ebert (1889 - 1952), "Ruth", op. 29 no. 17 (1926-1927), first performed 1928 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Biblische Balladen. Eine Folge von 19 Gesängen für eine Singstimme, Hoboe, Klarinette, Saxophon und Streichquintett, no. 17, missing? [sung text not yet checked]
by Wolfgang Fraenkel (1897 - 1983), "Ruth", 1921 [ voice and violin ], from Hebräische Balladen für Gesang und Violine (Bleistiftskizze), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Guido Fuchs (1880 - 1946), "Ruth", 1919 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Hebräische Balladen, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
by Israel Gladstein (1894 - 1942), "Ruth", op. 3 no. 1 (1923) [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder zu den »Jüdischen Balladen« für Stimme und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ulrich Leyendecker (b. 1946), "Ruth", 1993, first performed 1994 [ mezzo-soprano and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Hebräische Balladen für Mezzosopran und Klavier , no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Gilead Mishory (b. 1960), "Ruth", 2001-2002, first performed 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Hebräische Balladen, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Ruth", op. 26a no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Else Lasker-Schüler Zyklus , no. 4, Book I -- Hebräische Balladen [sung text not yet checked]
by Bernhard Rövenstrunck (1920 - 2010), "Ruth", 1944/1959 [ mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano ], from 20 Hebräische Balladen für Mezzosopran, Tenor und Klavier, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
by Gil Shohat (b. 1973), "Ruth", 2000, first performed 2002 [ soprano, chorus, orchestra ], from Eine deutsche Symphonie = Symphony No. 5 nach Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler for Soprano, Child’s Voice, Choir and Orchestra. »The Portrait of Else Lasker-Schüler«, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Ruth", 1979 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

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

This text was added to the website: 2012-11-09
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Word count: 54