Die Erde liegt so wüst und leer

Die Erde liegt so wüst und leer,
Kein grüner Schimmer rings umher,
Der Weg verschneit, die Luft so rauh --
Und doch der Himmel klar und blau!

Die Seele still und kummerreich,
Von fern nur kalt und thränenbleich
Ein Mondglanz der Erinnerung --
Und doch das Hoffen noch so jung?

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Authorship

• by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Die Erde liegt so wüst", appears in Frühlingsmelodieen [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826 - 1908), "Die Erde liegt so wüst und leer", op. 28 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt [
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• by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Die Erde liegt so wüst", op. 39 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bote & Bock [
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