Des Herzens Purpurvogel fliegt durch die Nacht. Der Augen Falter, die im Hellen gaukeln, sind ihm voraus, wenn sie im Tage schaukeln. Und doch ist er's, der sie ans Ziel gebracht. Sie ruhen oft, die bald sich neu erheben zu neuem Flug. Doch rastet endlich er am Ast des Todes, müd' und flügelschwer, dann müssen sie zum letzten Blick verbeben.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hildegard Jone (1891 - 1963) [author's text not yet checked 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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Des Herzens Purpurvogel", op. 25 no. 2 (1934), from Die Freunde, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The purple bird of the heart", copyright ©
Researcher for this page: Hubert Schmid
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