by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)
Lang deckte meine Seele
Language: German (Deutsch)
Lang deckte meine Seele des Kummers schwarzer Flor, was Wunder, dass im Dunkeln ich endlich mich verlor? Du bist mir, was die Sonne dem nachtbedeckten Land - o leuchte nur solange, bis ich mich wieder fand!
Authorship:
- by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864) [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 Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857 - 1929), "Lang deckte meine Seele", 1889. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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