Leid

Hab' einen Traum begraben,
was liegt denn wohl daran,
da man auf dieser Erde
viel Träume träumen kann.
 
Hab' einen Schatz verloren,
was liegt denn wohl daran,
da man in diesem Leben
viel Schätze gewinnen kann.
 
Ich hab' ein Leid gewonnen,
das drückt mein Herz so sehr
und auf der ganzen Erde
kein größeres findst du mehr.

Submitted by Harry Joelson

Authorship

• by Maria Scholz, née Stonawski (1861 - 1944), as Maria Stona, appears in Lieder einer jungen Frau, first published 1899 [ 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 Egon Kornauth (1891 - 1959), "Leid", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3, published 1913-7. [
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Text added to the website: 2007-07-30.
Last modified: 2016-10-28 09:15:27
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