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Ich lag im Gras auf einer Alp, In selge Bläuen starrt ich auf - Mir war, als ob auf meiner Brust Mich etwas sacht betastete. Ich blickte schräg. Ein Falter sass Auf meinem grauen Wanderrock. Mein Seelchen wars, das flugbereit, Die Schwingen öffnend, zitterte. Wie sind die Schwingen ihm gefärbt? Sie leuchten blank, betupft mit Blut.
Authorship
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Das Seelchen" [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 Karl Hallwachs (1870 - 1959), "Das Seelchen", op. 19 (Zehn Gedichts von C.F. Meyer für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Mannheim, Heckel [sung text not yet checked]
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La petite âme", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 56
Allongé dans l'herbe sur un alpage, Je contemplais ravi l'azur, Je sentais sur ma poitrine Quelque chose qui me tâtait doucement. Je jetai un coup d'œil en coin. Un papillon Était là sur ma veste de randonnée, C'était ma petite âme qui ,prête à s'envoler, Tremblotait, les ailes ouvertes. Comment ses ailes étaient-elles colorées ? Elles avaient un éclat brillant, tamponné de sang.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Das Seelchen"
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-10
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Word count: 63