by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863)
Ich blicke hinab in die Gasse
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich blicke hinab in die Gasse, Dort drüben hat sie gewohnt; Das öde, verlassene Fenster, Wie hell bescheint's der Mond. Es gibt so viel zu beleuchten; O holde Strahlen des Lichts, Was [webt]1 ihr denn gespenstisch Um jene Stätte des Nichts!
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Text Authorship:
- by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), "Spuk", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Vermischte Gedichte, in Ein frühes Liebesleben, no. 6 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Spuck", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Spuk", 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. II (1904-08), no. 47 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "In der Gasse", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6 (1868?), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Spuk", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte von Friedrich Hebbel) no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in Portuguese (Português), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Paulo Florence.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the lane", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Apparition", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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