by
Paul Scheerbart (1863 - 1915)
Die große Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn die große Sehnsucht wieder kommt,
Wird mein ganzes Wesen wieder weich.
Und ich möchte weinend niedersinken --
Und dann möcht ich wieder maßlos trinken.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The great yearning", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The great yearning
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
When the great yearning comes again,
My very being will again mellow.
And I will sink down into tears --
And then I will again drink excessively.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Scheerbart (1863 - 1915), "Die große Sehnsucht"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
[ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 26