Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes...

Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar,
Neig' zu mir dein Angesicht,
Da strömt in die Seele so hell und klar
Mir deiner Augen Licht.

Ich will nicht droben der Sonne Pracht,
Noch der Sterne leuchtenden Kranz,
Ich will nur deiner Locken Nacht
Und deiner Blicke Glanz.

Authorship

by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815-1894) , title unknown, from Lotosblätter

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

by Albert, Graf Amadei , "Breit' über mein Haupt", op. 11 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [medium voice and piano], Leipzig, Senff
by Manuel M. Ponce (1883-1948) , "Breit' über mein Haupt", 1911. [voice and piano]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder aus "Lotosblätter" von Aldolf Friedrich Graf von Schack) no. 2.

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spread over my head your black hair", copyright ©
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sciogli sul mio capo la tua chioma nera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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