Gehn täglich viel Leute am Hause vorbei
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Gehn täglich viel Leute am Hause vorbei,
Der liebste von Allen, der ist nicht dabei!
Wie sollt er denn kommen, der Himmel ist weit
Und führt keine Straße herab in die Zeit.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Einundzwanzigste Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1905, page 118.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Geh'n täglich viel Leute am Hause vorbei", op. 31 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3b, published 1900 [ medium voice with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag, in Zwei Lieder im Volkston [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julie Schnitzler , "Gehn täglich viel Leute" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Cöln am Rhein : Verlag Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2019-05-06
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Word count: 32
Daily many people walk past my house
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Daily many people walk past my house,
The most beloved one of all is not among them!
How should he come, after all; Heaven is far away
And no street leads down into time.
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of title(s):
"Geh'n täglich viel Leute am Hause vorbei" = "Daily many people walk past my house"
"Gehn täglich viel Leute" = "Daily many people walk"
Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2019-06-19
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Word count: 34