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by Heinrich Landesmann (1821 - 1902), as Hieronymus Lorm

Wohin das Auge dringt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wohin das Auge dringt,
Ist Schuld und Leiden,
Und was der Zeitlauf bringt
Ist Fliehn und Scheiden.

Dazwischen hat der Traum
Von Glück und Liebe,
Nur noch so viel an Raum,
Daß er zerstiebe.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Landesmann (1821 - 1902), as Hieronymus Lorm [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 Max Ansorge (1862 - 1940), "Wohin das Auge dringt", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1896 [ medium voice and piano ], Breslau, Becher [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Reinhold Becker (1842 - 1924), "Weltlauf", op. 12 no. 3, published 1881 [ low voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme und Pianoforte, no. 3, Dresden, Verlag von F. Ries, Königlich Sächsische Hof-Musikalienhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eugen von Volborth (1854 - 1928), "Weltlauf", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Weltlauf", op. 43 (Sieben Lieder für 1 tiefere oder mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ low voice or medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 34

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