Thirza I

Allah gibt Licht in Nächten,
Allah gibt Trost in Not!
Und bleich gehärmte Wange
Färbt Allah wieder rot!

Blumen und Blüten welken,
Jahre verschwinden im Flug;
Doch ach! mein Herz wird bleiben,
Das hier voll Schwermut schlug!

Fröhlich zu Allah's Wohnung
Werd' ich hinüber gehn,
Dort wird die Nacht verschwinden,
Dort wird mein Aug' ihn sehn.

by Siegfried August Mahlmann (1771-1826)

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

by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760-1802) , "Thirza I", published 1800, from Kleine Balladen und Lieder Heft II no. 2.

by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "Allah", 1887. [tenor and piano]
by Victor Ila Clark , "Allah", published 1932.
by John Herbert Foulds (1880-1939) , "Allah", published 1925.
by Alexander S. Gibson , "Allah", published 1906.
by Jules Jordan (1850-1927) , "Allah", published 1890.
by Arthur Walter Kramer (1890-1969) , "Allah", op. 29 no. 2, published 1912.
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "Allah", published 1896. [contralto or baritone, piano]
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "Allah", published 1928. [chorus: TTBB, piano]
by Edward Oswald Schaaf (1869-1939) , "Allah", op. 3, published 1902.
by William C. Steere , "Allah", op. 15 no. 1, published 1910.
by Max R. Wald (1889-1954) , "Allah", published 1906.
by Hermann Weil (1877-1949) , "Allah", published 1917.

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Allah

 Allah gives light in darkness,
 Allah gives rest in pain,
 Cheeks that are white with weeping
 Allah paints red again.

 The flowers and the blossoms wither,
 Years vanish with flying feet,
 But my heart will live on forever,
 That here in sadness beat.

 Gladly to Allahs dwelling 
 Yonder would I take flight,
 There will the darkness vanish,
 There will my eyes have light.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , from Kéramos and Other Poems, published 1878

a text in German by Siegfried August Mahlmann (1771-1826)

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

by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "Allah", 1887. [tenor and piano]
by Victor Ila Clark , "Allah", published 1932.
by John Herbert Foulds (1880-1939) , "Allah", published 1925.
by Alexander S. Gibson , "Allah", published 1906.
by Jules Jordan (1850-1927) , "Allah", published 1890.
by Arthur Walter Kramer (1890-1969) , "Allah", op. 29 no. 2, published 1912.
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "Allah", published 1896. [contralto or baritone, piano]
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "Allah", published 1928. [chorus: TTBB, piano]
by Edward Oswald Schaaf (1869-1939) , "Allah", op. 3, published 1902.
by William C. Steere , "Allah", op. 15 no. 1, published 1910.
by Max R. Wald (1889-1954) , "Allah", published 1906.
by Hermann Weil (1877-1949) , "Allah", published 1917.

Date added to the website: 2003-11-02.