Alles was geschieht

Alles, was geschieht, ist nur Leid und Lied.
Gott spielt auf der Harfe Trost sich zu.
Welle fällt und steigt.
Ach, wie bald schon neigt sich dein Haupt im Tod.
Dann lächle du.

Submitted by Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Klabund [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

• a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Alles was geschieht", 1946-54 [voice and piano], from Acht Lieder auf Gedichte von Hafis, no. 7. [
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