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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Ich war mir selb ein Traum
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich war mir selb ein Traum,
Bis mich die Liebe weckte; 
O wie ich da den Raum 
Der Welt um mich entdeckte.

Ich wies dich nicht zurück, 
Weil du so fromm gebeten,
Nun ist durch dich mein Glück 
Auf ird'schen Grund getreten.

Gott! wenn er könnte wanken,
Der Grund, wenn er versänke! 
Mir schwinden die Gedanken,
Geliebter! wann ich's denke.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 5. Fünfter Strauß. Verbunden or Wiedergewonnen], no. 59 [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 Friedrich Klose (1862 - 1942), "Ich war mir selbst ein Traum", op. 8 no. 8, published 1892 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Verbunden. Neun Gedichte für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-05-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

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