by
Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif
Schattenleben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Still ist's, wo die Gräber sind
Meiner Liebe,
Nur bisweilen klagt der Wind
Bang und trübe.
Seh' die Schattenwelt auf Erden
Rings vergeh'n,
Fühle alles spurlos werden
Und verweh'n.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Schattenleben", 1904-5 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 19 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Schattenleben", op. 67 (Sechs Gedichte für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1897 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Schattenleben", op. 20 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Life of shadows", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Vie de fantôme", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 29
Life of shadows
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
It is silent where the graves are
Of my love,
Apart from the laments of the wind,
Frightened and sad.
I see the world of shadows here on Earth
Faded all about,
And feel that everything is becoming indistinct
And drifting away.
Authorship:
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Word count: 42