![]() ![]() Mahler is said to have felt a deep, personal connection to the poem, having felt disrespected throughout his career. The title “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” has been interpreted as “O garish world, long since thou hast lost me,” indicating the feelings of world-weariness and isolation experienced by the writer. (While you’re here, check out this post for another composer’s setting of Rückert’s poetry.) ![]() ![]() The first four pieces in the set were premiered in 1905, with Mahler conducting the performance. Mahler’s collection is a setting of poems by the German professor, translator and Romantic poet Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866). Today I’m sharing the third in a set of five songs Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) wrote in 1901-1902.
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