Sommerfäden

Sommerfäden hin und wieder
Fliegen von den Himmeln nieder;
Sind der Menschen Hirngespinste,
Fetzen goldner Liebesträume,
An die Stauden, an die Bäume
Haben sie sich dort verfangen;
Hochselbsteigene Gewinste
Sehen wir darunter hangen.

by Karl August Candidus (1817-1872) , "Sommerfäden", from Vermischte Gedichte, published 1869

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

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Sommerfäden", op. 72 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 2 (1876).

ENG English (Emily Ezust)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Sheet music:

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  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
  The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
  The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder [amazon.com]
  Lieder Line by Line: And Word for Word [amazon.com]
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