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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

Die Nacht ist weich von Rosensanftmut
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Nacht ist weich von Rosensanftmut;
Komm, gib mir deine beiden Hände her,
Mein Herz pocht spät
Und durch mein Blut
Wandert die letzte Nacht und geht
Und naht so weit und ewig wie ein Meer.

Und hast du mich so sehr geliebt,
So nimm das Jubelndste von deinem Tag,
Gib mir das Gold, das keine Wolke trübt.

Es wallen Harmonien aus der Nachtlandferne -
Ich ziehe ein
Und werde Leben sein
Und Leben mich an Leben schmiegen,
Wenn über mir Paradiessterne
Ihre ersten Menschen wiegen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Sterbelied", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905 [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 Wolfgang Fraenkel (1897 - 1983), "Mein Sterbelied", 1921 [ soprano, violin, piano, and harp ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Guido Fuchs (1880 - 1946), "Mein Sterbelied", 1919 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolf Kornberger (b. 1920), "Mein Sterbelied", 1966-1993 [ voice and piano ], from Meinwärts. Liederzyklus , no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Mein Sterbelied", op. 26a no. 11 [ voice and piano ], from Else Lasker-Schüler Zyklus , no. 11, Book II -- Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedemann Stolte (b. 1966), "Mein Sterbelied", 1998 [ mezzo-soprano, violin, 2 violas ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Die Nacht ist weich von Rosensanftmut", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-12-12
Line count: 15
Word count: 85

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