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In den weissen Blüten Der hellen Rosen Mr ich verfluten. Doch auf den Teichen Warten die starren, seelenlosen Wasserrosen, Meiner Sehnsucht Kühle zu reichen.
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- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Kühle", appears in Die gesammelten Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag der Weißen Bücher, first published 1917 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Kühle", 2010 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Chill", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Froideur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 24
Dans les blanches corolles Des roses claires Je suis submergée. Mais sur les étangs Les nymphéas figés et sans âme tardent À atteindre la froideur de mon désir.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Kühle", appears in Die gesammelten Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag der Weißen Bücher, first published 1917
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 28