by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
Die Tanne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ich bin so wie die Tanne stolz und frei, auf lichter Wiese steht allein mein Baum. Doch in dem Moose streben vielerlei versteckte Wurzeln zu dem Waldessaum!
Text Authorship:
- by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Die Tanne", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 11, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Die Tanne" [ voice and string quartet ], from Vier Präludien, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The fir", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
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