Schwermut

Und wer in seinem Herzen noch so sehr
Verhärtet ist: ein Weh durchschauert ihn,
Und Schwermut senkt sich tief in sein Gemüt,
Wenn er zur Dämmrung aus den sumpfigen Wiesen
Die Schnepfen in den Abend steigen sieht.

by Hans Bethge (1876-1946) , "Schwermut", from Japanischer Frühling, published 1918

a text in Japanese by Saigyō Hōshi (1118-1190) [text unavailable]

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

by Maria Bach (1896-1978) , "Schwermut", published 193-? [high voice and piano], from Japanischer Frühling : nach altjapanischen Dichtungen, no. 11, Wien : L. Doblinger

Date added to the website: 2009-10-25.

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