Immer bleibst du lieblich mir,
Immer hold im Herzen,
Immer brennen heilig hier
Dir geweihte Kerzen.

Breiten um dein Angesicht
Einen frommen Schimmer,
[Und so bist du, reinstes Licht,
Eigen mir für immer.]1

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¹ Karg-Elert: "Und so bleibst du, reines Licht/ Eigen, eigen mein für immer."

Text Authorship:

• by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Ausklang" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933), "Epigramm", op. 12 no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "An die Geliebte", op. 68 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 6 (1902) [ medium voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2006-04-09
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