Scheideblick

Als ein unergründlich Wonnemeer
Strahlte mir dein [tiefer Seelenblick;]1
Scheiden mußt' ich ohne Wiederkehr,
Und ich habe scheidend all' mein Glück
Still versenkt in dieses tiefe Meer.

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¹ Lang: "seelenvoller Blick!"

Authorship

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-1850) [pseudonym] , "Scheideblick", from Gedichte: Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Carl Banck (1809-1889) , "Scheideblick", op. 69 (Dichtungen von Lenau, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1878 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner
by Josephine Lang (1815-1880) , "Scheideblick", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1840).
by Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) , "Scheideblick", op. 7 no. 3 (1888-9) [voice and piano], from Liebeslieder, no. 3.
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Scheideblick", WoO. 17, first performed 1996.
by Walther von Troll , "Scheideblick", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [high voice and piano], Wien, Ludewig
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Scheideblick", 1876.

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Glance at parting", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sguardo d'addio", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Regard d'adieu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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