by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831)
Das Lerchlein in den Lüften schwebt und...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das Lerchlein in den Lüften schwebt und singt den Himmel an, Vom grünen Feld es sich erhebt und tröst den Ackermann, Gar hoch thut es sich schwingen, daß mans kaum sehen mag, Im Kreis herum thuts singen, lobt Gott den ganzen Tag.
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Text Authorship:
- by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), "L l Lerche", appears in Kinderlieder, in Das Federspiel, A. B. C. mit Flügeln, no. 11 [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 Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Lerche", op. 7b no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Neues Federspiel, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Das Lerchel in den Lüften", op. 66 no. 6, published 1920 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 24 leichte zweistimmige Kanons , no. 6, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
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