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by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921)

Auf die Schwingen deiner Töne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf die Schwingen deiner Töne 
Nimm und trage du, o Lied, 
In das Reich der ew'gen Schöne 
Mein beklommenes Gemüt! 

Nebel hier im engen Thale 
Düster sich zusammenziehn,  --  
Vor dem Licht der Ideale 
Müssen ihren Schatten fliehn.  

Laß die Seele träumend steigen 
Über dieser Erde Dunst 
Auf zum Himmel, den zu eigen 
Dir verlieh die freie Kunst! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Max Kalbeck, Aus Natur und Leben, zweite Auflage, Breslau: A. Gosohorsky's Buchhandlung, 1873, page 78.


Text Authorship:

  • by Max Kalbeck (1850 - 1921), no title, appears in Aus Natur und Leben [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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Auf die Schwingen deiner Töne", op. 413 (4 Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1871 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-09-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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