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by Ludwig Ganghofer (1855 - 1920)

Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wo bist du, wo das Herz dir schlägt? 
Ach, weit auf fernen Wegen!
Wie matt sich doch das meine regt,
Denn keines pocht dagegen.

Es stiehlt das Licht sich kümmerlich
Durch meiner Thränen Lauge  -- 
Wo such' ich dich, wo faß' ich dich,
Wo schaue ich dein Auge? 

Wo bist du, daß mein Wunsch den Weg
An deinen Busen finde! 
O Gott!  --  wie ist die Zeit so träg
Und Sehnsucht so geschwinde. 

Confirmed with Ludwig Ganghofer, Vom Stamme Asra, Bremen: J. Kühtmann's Buchhandlung, 1879, page 20.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Ganghofer (1855 - 1920), "Sehnsucht ", appears in Vom Stamme Asra, Bremen: J. Kühtmann's Buchhandlung, first published 1879 [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 Per Lasson (1859 - 1883), "Sehnsucht", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album. Fünfzehn Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 14, Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Laura Constance Netzel (1839 - 1927), "Sehnsucht" [ alto or baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-05-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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