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Lied

Language: German

Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer,
Nur wie Schleier liegt mein Kummer
  Zitternd über mir.
Oft im Traume hör' ich dich
Rufen drauß vor [meiner]1 Tür:
Niemand wacht und öffnet dir,
  Ich erwach' und weine bitterlich.

Ja, ich werde sterben müssen,
Eine Andre wirst du küssen,
  Wenn ich bleich und kalt.
Eh' die Maienlüfte [wehen,]2
Eh' die Drossel singt im Wald:
Willst du [einmal noch mich sehen]3,
  [Komm, o komme bald!]4



Translation(s): ENG SPA ITA FRE

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1 Orff: "der"
2 Brahms: "wehn"
3 Brahms: "mich noch einmal sehn"; Hiller, Orff, Pfitzner: "mich noch einmal sehen"
4 Thuille: "Komme bald, o komme, komme bald!"

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

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
    * ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "My slumber grows ever more peaceful", copyright ©
    * SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Mi reposo se hace más y más quedo", 2009
    * ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il mio sonno diventa sempre più leggero", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
    * FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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