by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900)
Totensprache
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT
Ich weiß, ich träume im Grabe Schon viele tausend Jahre; Heut' senkten sie mir zur Seite Ein Mädchen mit sonnigem Haare. Da spür ich den Hauch von Rosen, Von dunkelpurpurroten, Das duftet so leise herüber Wie stiller Gruß von der Toten.
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900) [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Totensprache", op. 62 (Sechzehn Gesänge) no. 12 (1901) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La parla dels morts", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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