by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896)
Die Lerche
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Kleine Lerche, du steigst singend auf luftiger Bahn fröhlich himmelan! Aber, wie hoch die Schwinge dich trug, immer neigst schweigend du wieder deinen Flug tief zur Erde hernieder, müde verlangend nach Ruh'. Kleine Lerche, mein Bild bist du.
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896) [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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Die Lerche" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , title 1: "The lark", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-11
Line count: 7
Word count: 38