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Die einsame Träne, Op. 32, No. 3
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Die einsame Träne, Op. 32, No. 3 by Alexander Fesca — Lyrics
1. Was will die einsame Träne?
Sie trübt mir ja den Blick.
Sie blieb aus alten Zeiten
In meinem Auge zurück.
2. Sie hatte viel leuchtende Schwestern,
Die alle zerflossen sind,
Mit meinen Qualen und Freuden
Zerflossen in Nacht und Wind.
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About Die einsame Träne, Op. 32, No. 3
Alexander Fesca's Die einsame Träne is a secular German Lied for solo low voice, from his Op. 32 collection. The text expresses a profound sense of loss and fading memory. The speaker addresses a solitary tear, a remnant of past emotions, which obscures their vision. This tear is the last of many 'shining sisters' that have vanished, like mist or distant stars, along with forgotten joys and sorrows. Even love itself is described as having evaporated like breath. The final plea is for this last, lonely tear to finally dissolve, mirroring the disappearance of all else.
