by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)
Rundgesang
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Ruder weg! das Segel ab! Sanft gleite unser Boot Den spiegelhellen Strom hinab, Und schwimm' auf Abendroth! Sagt an: Blinkt dieß Gewässer, Blinkt dieser Rheinwein besser, Den Schönen Uns krönen?
Authorship:
- by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), excerpt from Die Elbfahrt [author's text checked 1 time 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Weiß (1744 - 1826), "Rundgesang" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-11
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