In meinem Lebensringe

In meinem Lebensringe
bist Du der Edelstein,
und alles, was ich singe,
sing' ich nur Dir allein.

Einst hielt ich Dich umwunden
mit jugendstarkem Arm,
die Jugend ist entschwunden,
doch schlägt mein Herz noch warm.

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819-1892)

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

by Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840-1913) , "In meinem Lebensringe", op. 12 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 5. [voice and piano]
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "An Edlitam. Zur silbernen Hochzeit", published 1879.

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