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So still ich bin, All Blut rinnt hin. Wie weich umher. Nichts weiß ich mehr. Mein Herz noch klein, Starb leis an Pein. War blau und fromm! O Himmel, komm. Ein tiefer Schall -- Nacht überall.
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Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Klein Sterbelied", appears in Die Kuppel, first published 1920 [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 Heinz Becker (b. 1938), "Klein Sterbelied" [ voice, trumpet, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinz Becker (b. 1938), "Klein Sterbelied", 1987 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Ich träume so leise von dir, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (b. 1934), "Klein Sterbelied", 1989-1993, first performed 1993 [ voice, piano, and trombone ], from Drei Lieder für tiefe Stimme, Klavier und z. T. Posaune, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Braun (1932 - 2016), "Klein Sterbelied", 1994 [ voice, recorder, percussion ], from Es stieg aus allen Dingen. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme, Blockflöte und Schlagzeug, no. 5, Karlsruhe, Flautando [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Dangel (b. 1931), "Klein Sterbelied", op. 53 no. 9 (1990) [ alto and piano ], from Else-Zyklus I : Sechzehn Lieder mit Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler an Gottfried Benn, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Henkemeyer (1928 - 2015), "Klein Sterbelied", 1995, first performed 1996 [ soprano, alto, reciter, women's chorus, instrumental ensemble ], from »Wandelhin – Taumelher«. Zyklus für Sopran, Alt, Sprecherin, Frauenchor und Instrumental-Ensemble, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Hildemann (1925 - 1995), "Klein Sterbelied", 1991 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Kinderlieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Volker David Kirchner (b. 1942), "Kindchens Sterbelied", 2012, first performed 2012 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Mezzosoprano und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Klein Sterbelied", 1993/4, published c2009 [ medium voice and orchestra ], from Nachklänge : Sechs Gesänge für mittlere Singstimme und Orchester, no. 2, Remagen : Edition Tilo Medek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christina Cordelia Messner (b. 1969), "Klein Sterbelied", 1998, first performed 1998 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Auf einmal musste ich singen - und ich wusste nicht warum? Vertonungen für Stimme, Violine, Cello, Klavier, Gläser, Shruti-Box und Spieluhren, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Klein Sterbelied", op. 297 no. 6 (2019) [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder nach Else Lasker-Schüler, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Tobias Rank (b. 1968), "So still ich bin", 2002 [ voice, violin, trombone, piano ], from Leise schwimmt der Mond durch mein Blut. Lieder für Gesang, Violine, Posaune und Klavier, no. 19, Raumklang Sebastian Pank, Schloss Goseck [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "Klein Sterbelied", op. 26a no. 12 [ voice and piano ], from Else Lasker-Schüler Zyklus , no. 12, Book II -- Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Schmidt-Kaminski (b. 1968), "Klein Sterbelied", 2012 [ baritone and piano ], from November Songs für Bariton und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Gregor Scholl (b. 1964), "Klein Sterbelied", 1986-1988 [ mezzo-soprano, violin, clarinet, prepared piano ], from Über glitzernden Kies. Ein Sternentraum für Mezzosopran, Violine, Clarinetten und prepariertes Pianoforte, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "Klein Sterbelied 1", 1986, first performed 1987 [ chorus and orchestra ], from Verzauberte Lieder für Chor und Orchester, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "Klein Sterbelied 2", 1986, first performed 1987 [ chorus and orchestra ], from Verzauberte Lieder für Chor und Orchester, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "So still ich bin", 1978 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Hebrew (עברית), a translation by Natan Zach , copyright © ; composed by Eyal Bat.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Petite chanson de mort", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 35
Je suis si calme, Tout mon sang s'écoule. Alentour tout est si mou. Je ne sais plus rien. Mon cœur encore petit Est doucement mort de douleur. Il était bleu et pieux ! Ô ciel, viens. Un bruit profond -- Nuit partout.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Klein Sterbelied", appears in Die Kuppel, first published 1920
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 40