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by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif

Was wollt ihr Sterne so leuchten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was wollt ihr Sterne so leuchten 
Auf mein einsames Lager hin? 
Viel lieber die Wolken, die feuchten, 
Säh' trüb ich vorüberflieh'n. 

Die Sterne können nur scheinen 
Und strahlen in seliger Pracht, 
Die Wolken sind dunkel und weinen 
Und weinen in meine Nacht. 

Die Sterbe sich droben umschließen 
In blühender Ewigkeit, 
Die Wolken verweh'n und zerfließen, 
Und sterben möcht' ich noch heut. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif, "Nächtliche Trauer", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [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 Fritz Kögel , "Nächtliche Trauer", op. 5 (Zwölf Gedichte von Martin Greif für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Pembaur (1848 - 1923), "Nächtlicher Traum", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Nächtliche Trauer", op. 8 no. 1 (1922-1923) [ alto and piano ], from Lieder des Todes, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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