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Sommerduft

Language: German

Die Nacht ist dunkel.
Trüb und trüber flimmern die Sterne,
die so hell einst glühten.
Ein süßer Duft lebt nur und weht herüber:
der Duft von Pflaumenblüten.


Input by Harry Joelson

Authorship Based on

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

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ENG English [singable] (Edward Oxenford)

Date added to the website: 2008-05-17.

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