Was Du mir bist? | Was Du mir bist?

by Eleonore van der Straaten (1873 - 1960)

Was Du mir bist?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Was Du mir bist?
Der Ausblick in ein schönes Land,
Wo fruchtbelad'ne Bäume ragen,
Blumen blüh'n am Quellenrand.

Was Du mir bist?
Der Sterne Funkeln, das Gewölk durchbricht,
Der ferne Lichtstrahl, der im Dunkeln spricht:
O Wanderer, verzage nicht!

Und war mein Leben auch Entsagen,
Glänzte mir kein froh' Geschick -
Was Du mir bist? Kannst Du noch fragen?
Mein Glaube an das Glück.

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Text Authorship:

by Eleonore van der Straaten (1873 - 1960) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Was Du mir bist?", op. 22 (Three Lieder) no. 1 (1928/9) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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