by Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg (1883 - 1964)
Wolken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie feurige Riesenkorallen Stehn Wolken am Horizont; Sie hallen sich und wallen Vorüber dem glutenden Mond. Und sinken nach kurzer Feier Verschwelend, fremd und kalt, Als fliessende Nebelschleier Hinter dem rauschenden Wald.
Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg (1883 - 1964) [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 Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Wolken", op. 54 no. 2, published 1920 [medium voice and piano], from Heimliche Lieder der Nacht, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: David Grogan
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-29
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Word count: 32