Mir ist, als fände sich durch die Wände zu mir ein Schall; er schwillt, verteilt sich und übereilt sich von Fall zu Fall. Was mag er bringen, und was bedingen, was kann es sein? Es fällt mir eben (er schwillt im Schweben) doch gar nichts ein! Er dringt schon wieder zu mir hernieder von weitem her -- mir ist beim Schwalle von diesem Schalle das Herz so schwer!
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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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Schall aus der Ferne", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 17, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Schall aus der Ferne" [ voice and string quartet ], arranged in 1912 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A sound from far away", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
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