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by Gustav (Adolf Theodor Ludwig) Willgeroth (1868 - 1937)

Es war einmal
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Wald so grün und so lockend die Luft,
so süß der blühenden Erika Duft
und so weich dein Arm, der in meinem lag.
O beglückend berückender Sommertag!

Die Bäume entlaubt und die Luft so kalt,
gestorben die Blumen in Feld und in Wald,
so krank mein Herz und das Leben so schal,
und das Glück und die Liebe? „Es war einmal!”

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav (Adolf Theodor Ludwig) Willgeroth (1868 - 1937) [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 Ernst Heuser (1863 - 1942), "Es war einmal", op. 31 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 62

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