Spuk

Ich blicke hinab in die Gasse,
Dort drüben hat sie gewohnt;
Das öde, verlassene Fenster,
Wie hell bescheint's der Mond.

Es gibt so viel zu beleuchten;
O holde Strahlen des Lichts,
Was [webt]1 ihr denn gespenstisch
Um jene Stätte des Nichts!

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¹ Berg: "wollt"

Authorship

by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) , "Spuk", from Vermischte Gedichte, in Ein frühes Liebesleben, no. 6

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

by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835-1915) , "Spuck", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1879 [voice and piano], Wien, Rörich; under the pseudonym Heinrich Molbe
by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885-1935) , "Spuk", 1905 [voice and piano], from the collection Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 47.
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "In der Gasse", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6 (1868?), published 1871.
by Walter Courvoisier (1875-1931) , "Spuk", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte von Friedrich Hebbel) no. 5. [voice and piano]

by Paulo Florence (1864-1949) , "Lugar assombrado", 1926, published 1926 [voice and piano], São Paulo: Paulo Florence

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the lane", copyright ©
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Apparition", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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