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Meeresleuchten

Language: German

Wieviel Sonnenstrahlen fielen goldenschwer, 
fielen feurig glühend in des ew'ge Meer! 
Und die Woge sog sie tief in sich hinab, 
und die Woge ward ihr wild lebendig Grab. 
Nur in stiller Nächte heilger Feierstund' 
sprühen diese Strahlen aus des Meeres Grund. 
Leuchtend roll'n die Wogen durch die dunkle Nacht 
wunderbar durchglüht sie funkensprüh'nde Pracht.


Input by Anne Evans

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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)

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Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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