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[Von dunklem]1 Schleier umsponnen Ist mir das Tageslicht; Wohl steigen neue Sonnen, -- Ich seh' sie nicht. Mir schweift der Blick hinüber In Weiten, dämmerfern; Vom Himmel blinkt ein trüber, Einsamer Stern. Ein Mädchen, bleich von Wangen, Winkt mir von drüben zu: "Ich bin vorangegangen, Was zögerst du?"
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Neitzel: "Vom dunklen"; further changes may exist not shown above.
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- by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, in Lieder der Trauer, no. 3, first published 1866 [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 Ferdinand Möhring (1816 - 1887), "Was zögerst du", op. 104 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1882 [voice and piano], Köln, P.J. Tonger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hermann Müller (1841 - 1907), "Von dunklem Schleier umsponnen", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 tiefere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1881 [low voice and piano], Hamburg, Hoffmann [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Otto Neitzel (1852 - 1920), "Mahnung", op. 11 (Acht Gesänge für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1894 [low voice and piano], Köln, Tonger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Julius Schäffer (1823 - 1902), "Was zögerst du?", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1893 [voice and piano], Breslau, Hainauer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Aus den Liedern der Trauer", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder von Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 4 (1887), published 1888 [high voice and piano], Hamburg, Rahter [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Von dunklem Schleir umsponnen", op. 48 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [alto and piano], Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Come avvolta da un velo scuro", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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C'est dans un sombre voile Que m'étreint la lumière du jour ; De nouveaux soleils se lèvent bien, Je ne les vois pas. Mon regard vagabonde là-haut Dans les lointaines étendues crépusculaires ; Dans le ciel scintille une étoile, Trouble et solitaire. Une jeune fille aux joues blêmes De là-haut me hèle : « Je t'ai devancé, Pourquoi hésites-tu ? »
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, in Lieder der Trauer, no. 3, first published 1866
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 61