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diff --git a/20637-8.txt b/20637-8.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0aea707 --- /dev/null +++ b/20637-8.txt @@ -0,0 +1,651 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Liederkranz, by Ulrich von Schlippenbach + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Liederkranz + Dem Andenken der verstorbenen Frau Herzogin Dorothea von Kurland geweiht + +Author: Ulrich von Schlippenbach + +Release Date: February 21, 2007 [EBook #20637] + +Language: German + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LIEDERKRANZ *** + + + + +Produced by Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Tartu University Library at http://www.utlib.ee) + + + + + + + + + + +Liederkranz. + +_Dem Andenken_ + +_der_ + +verstorbenen Frau Herzogin + +Dorothea von Kurland + +_geweiht_ + +_von_ + +Ulrich Freyherrn von Schlippenbach. + +_Mitau, 1821._ +_Gedruckt bey J. F. Steffenhagen und Sohn._ + + + + + Ist zu drucken erlaubt. + + Dorpat, Ritter D. Karl Morgenstern, +den 17ten November 1821. Censor. + + + + +Sonnen Niedergang. + + + Ein Frühlingstag mit hellem Sonnenleben + Erwacht in blüthenreicher Flur, + Und was der Himmel segnend ihr gegeben, + Gab mütterlich ihm die Natur. + Den lichten Glanz, die reiche Blumenfülle, + Des reinsten Daseyns warmen Strahl, + Des wolkenfreyen Himmels heil'ge Stille + In einem heitren Frühlingsthal. + O schöner Tag! der Erde aufgegangen, + Um hell und licht in deinem Reiz zu prangen. + + Und wollen auch die Stürme sich erheben, + Sie weichen vor des Lichtes Strahlenkranz, + Und selbst des Abends kühle Schatten weben + Den Schleyer nicht um _dieses_ Tages Glanz. + Er sinkt, so wie er freundlich aufgegangen, + Nur Abendroth zeigt sein Entschwinden an, + Und wo die fernen Welten ihn empfangen, + Beschließen Sterne seine Bahn; + Selbst wenn schon nächtlich tiefe Dunkel wallen, + Hört man Gebete lange noch erschallen. + + So war Dein Aufgang, so Dein Niedersinken, + Du, Deines Landes holder Frühlingstag; + Du zogst dahin, wo helle Sterne winken, + Dahin, wo Deine rechte Heimath lag. + Du schiedest, Fürstin, so von Deinem Throne, + Wie von dem Leben, in dem höchsten Glanz, + Und schimmernder als Deine Fürstenkrone + War Deiner Anmuth Strahlenkranz; + Dein Abendroth wird noch in Liebe glühen, + Wenn tiefe Schatten _unsre_ Welt umziehen. + + + + +Phantasie. + +[Zu dem Bilde der Erinnerung.[A]] + + + Endlich hat mein Auge dich gesehen, + Treues Bildniß der Erinnerung, + Wie du schwebest aus des Himmels Höhen, + Ewig blühend, ewig schön und jung. + + Ruhst auf mondeshellen Wolkensäumen, + Hebst den zarten Schleyer, und dein Blick + Wendet, wie erwacht aus süßen Träumen, + Zu der Liebe Denkmal sich zurück. + + Und so tragen dich der Weste Schwingen + Durch der Zeiten weite Kreise hin, + Wo versunk'ne Bilder dich umringen, + Bleicher Kränze deutungsvoller Sinn. + + Doch der Sehnsucht innigstes Empfinden + Wendet deinen stillgesenkten Blick + Noch einmal zu jenen Schattengründen + In ein theures Jugendland zurück. + + Und ein Denkmal seh ich dort sich heben, + Das Arkadien die Stäte nennt; + Die Erinn'rung feyert hier ein Leben, + Das sich nimmer von der Seele trennt. + + Weile, hohe Göttin, weile, + O Erinn'rung! weile hier; + Fliehe nicht mit rascher Eile, + Unsre Seelen folgen dir. + Nur auf deinen lichten Schwingen, + Über Erde, Zeit und Tod, + Wagt der Geist empor zu dringen + Zu der Hoffnung Morgenroth. + +[Fußnote A: Das bey der letzten Anwesenheit der Frau Herzogin von +Kurland im Jahre 1817 verfaßte Gedicht, nach einem Bilde der Erinnerung +in einem mehrere Gemälde enthaltenden Cahier, scheint wie in der +Vorahnung geschrieben zu seyn, daß die holde Fürstin zum Letztenmale ihr +Heimathland wiedergesehen habe, und sie selbst nun jenes holde Bild der +Erinnerung sey, welches der sinnige Maler so herrlich dargestellt +hatte.] + + + + +Erinnerung. + + + Schwebst du nun selbst auf der Erinn'rung Höhen, + Du schönes Bild, das uns so hold erschien; + Willst wie ein süßer Traum vergehen, + Und wie ein Strahl vorüberziehn? + + Willst Lichtgestalt dich weit erheben + Zu ferner Welten besserm Glück? + Nichts blieb als nur dein Erdenleben + Und unsre Liebe uns zurück. + + So zieht die Wolke hin, doch Segen thaut sie nieder, + Der in den Blüthen, die sie weckte, lebt, + Und kehrt so selbst zur Erde wieder, + Wo diese Himmelsfarben webt. + + + + +Die Kronen. + + + Als jedes Herz Dein Jugendglanz entzückte, + Und höher Dich der Schönheit lichter Tag + Als jene Fürstenkrone schmückte, + Die nahe Deiner Wiege lag; + In jedes Glückes schimmerndem Geschmeide + Umwallte da so rauschend Dich die Freude. + + Es hielt Dir Wort das glanzerfüllte Leben, + Gabst Du ihm auch die Herrscherkrone hin; + In jener helleren, die Schönheit Dir gegeben. + Begrüßte Dich die Welt als Königin. + Es durften Enkel Deine Knie umfahen, + Doch nicht das Alter Deinem Reize nahen. + + Auch diese Krone nahm sich nun zum Raube + Mit kalter bleicher Hand der Tod, + Als abermals die schönere der Glaube + Im hellen Strahlenschimmer bot. + Im lichten Glanz, wie Dich die Welt empfangen, + Bist mit der Krone Du zum Himmel eingegangen. + + + + +Im Schlosse zu Mitau neben der Fürstengruft.[B] + + + Es neigte sich der Tag, und Nebelbilder zogen + Hin an des Stromes grünen Uferrand; + Ich blickte in die Tiefe blauer Wogen + Vom Schlosse nieder, wo ich sinnend stand, + Da war es mir, als stiegen viel Gestalten + Aus nahem Grabgewölb' hervor, + Die hin am Strome auf und nieder wallten, + Nur halb verdeckt vom leichten Nebelflor, + Gehüllt im Schmuck der fürstlichen Gewande, + Wie sie die Vorzeit trug in diesem Lande. + + Der Ahnherr schritt im goldnen Panzerkleide + Aus weitem Thor, von Geisterhand gesprengt, + Ein rothes Kreuz war in dem Glanzgeschmeide + Der Fürstenkrone strahlend eingesenkt; + Und _Gotthard Kettler_ war's, den ich erkannte, + Er legte seine Hand aufs todte Herz, + Und als er seinen Blick zum Strome wandte, + Sprach aus den bleichen Zügen Schmerz; + Tief sinnend schaute er in Stromes Tiefen, + Als hörte er auf Stimmen, die ihn riefen. + + Und _Friederich_ und _Jakob_ folgten weiter, + Sie hatten Alle sich zum Strom gewandt, + Der alten Fürsten ganze Stufenleiter + Begrüßte das geliebte Erdenland. + Im Geisterchor der Männer und der Frauen, + Der am Gestade hier versammelt war, + Stand auch ein Knabe, hold und schön zu schauen, + Mit zartem goldgelockten Haar, + Und diesen nur, mit jubelndem Entzücken, + Sah ich zur weiten Ferne blicken. + + Da endlich, wo der Strom von Süden ziehend + Zum Meere hin mit leichten Wogen wallt, + Da schwebte hell in Engelreizen glühend + Im Lichtgewande eine Huldgestalt; + Sie nahte, und mit freudigem Entzücken + Schloß sie den Knaben an verklärter Brust, + Und Thränen thauten in den Geisterblicken, + Sie kündeten der Wehmuth süße Lust. + Bald hört' ich rauschend, wie der Blätter Fallen, + Des Ahnherrn Worte am Gestade hallen: + + Tochter des Landes, das ich zum Lohne + Ringend und kämpfend im Leben gewann, + Trugst Du die letzte, die fürstliche Krone, + Die wie ein Tropfen im Meere zerrann. + + Sind uns doch Allen die Würden zerflossen, + Allen zertrümmert der irdische Thron, + Treu doch bewahrten des Grabes Genossen + Hier in dem Kreise den lieblichen Sohn. + + Schwebe mit ihm zu den strahlenden Welten, + Theile mit ihm der Unsterblichkeit Kranz; + Dort, wo die Kronen des Himmels nur gelten, + Strahlet die Deine in ewigem Glanz. + + Ich blickte auf. Wie Töne leis' verhallen, + Entflohn die Bilder; nur im Abendschein + Sah _Dorothea_ ich zum Himmel wallen + Mit Ihrem Sohn zum ewigen Verein. + Da deutete ich der Erscheinung Träumen: + Den Strom der Zeiten hatte ich gesehn, + An dessen Ufer in den stillen Räumen + Nur seliger Geister Schatten gehn. -- + Dahin, dahin, zu jenes Stromes Wogen, + Bist, holde Fürstin, Du nun fortgezogen. + +[Fußnote B: In dem wiederhergestellten Grabgewölbe der alten Fürsten +Kurlands ruhet auch der Erbprinz _Peter_, Sohn des letzten verstorbenen +Herzogs und dessen Gemahlin _Dorothea_, Reichsgräfin _von Medem_.] + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Liederkranz, by Ulrich von Schlippenbach + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LIEDERKRANZ *** + +***** This file should be named 20637-8.txt or 20637-8.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/6/3/20637/ + +Produced by Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Tartu University Library at http://www.utlib.ee) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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