by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936)
Ihr Menschenkinder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ihr Menschenkinder, seid ihr nicht Laub, verweht im Wald, ihr Gebilde aus Staub, und vergeht so bald! Und wir sind immer.
Authorship:
- by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936), appears in Worte in Versen [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Ihr Menschenkinder", op. 68 no. 1 (1931), published 1932 [ soprano and piano or orchestra (2 flutes and string orchestra) ], from Die Nachtigall für Koloratursopran und Klavier, no. 1, Wien und Leipzig: Universal-Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "You children of men", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
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