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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Ich fuhr empor vom Bette
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich fuhr empor vom Bette,
Darauf ich schlafend lag;
Ein Schlag geschah an meine Tür,
Ein Schlag und noch ein Schlag.

Ein wunderbarer Schauder
Geht rieselnd durch mein Blut;
Ins Fenster fällt ein fremdes Licht,
Der Himmel steht in Glut.

Ich weiß nicht, was da glühet,
Ist's Früh-, ist's Abendrot?
Ich weiß nicht, hat die Liebe gepocht,
Oder war es der Tod?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Gedichte und Gedenkblätter, in Zwölf Jugendlieder, no. 9 [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 Moritz Weyermann (1832 - 1888), "Aus den Jugendliedern", op. 13 (Fünf Balladen und Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 4, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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