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by Karl Isidor Beck (1817 - 1879) and sometimes misattributed to Christian Nikolaus Hugo Staacke

Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf!
im Wasser wächst das Schilf:
und ich wachs' in Thränen auf,
o nimm mich, Herr, zu dir hinauf
o hilf! o hilf!
im Wasser wächst das Schilf!
 
Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf!
jed' Lüftchen beugt das Schilf:
Ach, Wind und Wetter beugt mich, ach,
hab' wie das Schilf kein schützend Dach
o hilf, o hilf,
jed' Lüftchen beugt das Schilf!
Gott hilf!

About the headline (FAQ)

Note: according to Lawrence Snyder in German Poetry in Song, Fallen Leaf Press, 1995, Holstein attributes this text to Hugo Staacke. Unless "Hugo Staacke" is found to be a pseudonym of Karl Beck, this is a confirmed misattribution.

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Isidor Beck (1817 - 1879), appears in Stille Lieder, first published 1840 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • sometimes misattributed to Christian Nikolaus Hugo Staacke

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hans Guido, Freiherr von Bülow (1830 - 1894), "Gott hilf!", op. 8 no. 5, published 1857 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Die Entsagende : ein Liedercyclus von Carl Beck, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Lied eines Bettelmädchens", op. 33 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Krigar [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Gott hilf! im Wasser wächst das Schilf", op. 11 no. 4 (1854), published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Entsagungslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner (1823 - 1903), "Gott hilf! Gott hilf! im Wasser wächst das Schilf", op. 3 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 (Drei Lieder aus "Janko" von K. Beck) no. 3, published 1852 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-17
Line count: 13
Word count: 65

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