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Schöne Tage sind gewesen, Flüchtig, wie ein Schmetterling, Da an dir mein ganzes Wesen, Nur an dir, an dir nur hing. Da wir noch in stiller Wonne Unter blühendem Jasmin Saßen, und die Abendsonne Sahn zur goldnen Ferne ziehn. Jene Tage sind vorüber, Jene Flammen sind verglüht, Jene Sonne zog hinüber Zu den Bergen still und müd. Und nur der Erinnrung Flügel Tragen sie der Seele zu, Wie ein Ruf zu Thal und Hügel Weckt des Wiederhalles Ruh.
Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Liederbuch, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1852, page 188
Authorship:
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 98 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Dorn (1848 - 1931), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 32 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mathilde Hackenberg , "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Elberfeld, Hartmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Köhler (c1852 - c1924), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Hamburg, Niemeyer  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Kreuzhage (1874 - 1956), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 6 (Drei Lieder und Gesänge für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ high voice and piano ], Köln, Schloss [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Ries (1846 - 1932), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 24 (Vier Duette für 2 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1873 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ], Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schleuning , "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 12, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Schleuning [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schleuning , "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 30 ([Zwanzig] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Schleuning [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Weidt (1824 - 1901), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", op. 113 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Oertel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "There have been beautiful days", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-13
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Word count: 78
There have been beautiful days, Fleeting like a butterfly, On which my entire being Clung to you, only to you. When in quiet bliss we still Sat under the blooming jasmine And saw the evening sun Travelling toward the golden distance. Those days are gone, Those flames have died down, That sun travelled past To the mountains, quiet and weary. And only the wings of memory Carry them to my soul, As a call into valley and hills Wakens the peace of the echo.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Schöne Tage sind gewesen", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 84