Blasser Mond mit blau verschomm'nem Rande Schwebte über tageshellem Lande. Als ich in die Schlucht stieg, um zu trinken, Da begann sein heimlich stärkres Blinken. Nun, im tiefen, dunklen Quellengrund, Leuchtet er wie in der Dämmerstunde.
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Authorship:
- by Hans Carossa (1878 - 1956), "Blasser Mond" [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 Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Blasser Mond", op. 44 (Zwei Gesänge) no. 2 (1933) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Teizō Matsumura (1929 - 2007), "Blasser Mond", 1949 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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