Lied des Gefangenen

Wie lieblicher Klang, 
o Lerche dein Sang!
er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne.
Du nimmst mich von hier,
ich singe mit dir,
wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.

O Lerche! du neigst
Dich nieder, du schweigst,
Du sinkst in die blühenden Auen.
Ich schweige zumal
Und sinke zutal,
Ach! tief in Moder und Grauen.

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862) , "Lied des Gefangenen", from Lieder

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

by Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849) , "Lied des Gefangenen"
by (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) , "Lerchengesang", op. 48 no. 4 (1839), stanza 1 [choral], from Der erste Frühlingstag, no. 4.

ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans)
DUT Dutch (Tinelot Wittermans)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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