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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Kennst du dies Leid, wenn, kaum...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kennst du [dies]1 Leid, wenn, kaum entschlafen
Aus irrem Traum, das Herz erwacht,
Wund von den Pfeilen, die es trafen:
Kennst du die Sehnsucht in der Nacht?

Ein Schatten kommt -- du fühlst den Schimmer,
Du rufst ihn -- da zerfließt er sacht.
Und bis zum Morgen schläfst du nimmer:
Kennst du die Sehnsucht in der Nacht!?

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1 Kauffmann: "das"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Kennst du dies Leid?", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 4. Nachtgesänge [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 Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Kennst du dies Leid, wenn kaum entschlafen", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Kennst du das Leid, wenn kaum entschlafen", op. 31 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ medium voice with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Kennst du dies Leid", op. 6 (Acht Duette für 2 Frauenstimmen und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1884 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Breslau. Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anna von Kühlmann-Redwitz (1852 - 1924), "Kennst du dies Leid", published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Gedichte von Karl Stieler für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, München, Aibl [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-12-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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