by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Die Linien des Lebens sind verschieden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Linien des Lebens sind verschieden, Wie Wege sind, und wie der Berge Grenzen. Was hier wir sind, kann dort ein Gott ergänzen Mit Harmonien und ewigen Lohn und Frieden.
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- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), "An Zimmern", op. 6 no. 6 (1923) [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Bagatellen für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Die Linien des Lebens", op. 61 no. 6, published 1963, from Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Cerha (b. 1926), "Die Linien des Lebens sind verschieden", 1995, from Acht Sätze nach Hölderlin-Fragmenten, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Geilsdorf (1890 - 1976), "Die Linien des Lebens", op. 69 no. 1 [ TTBB quartet a cappella ], from Sprüche des Lebens, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Die Linien des Lebens", 1992 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble (9 instruments) ], from Lebenslauf, 6 mélodies pour soprano solo et ensemble instrumental, no. 6, Paris, Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Die Linien des Lebens", from Hölderlin-Lieder: Zweiter Zyklus, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (b. 1952), "An Zimmern", 2004 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Hölderlin-Gedichte, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "An Zimmern" [ medium voice or high voice and piano ], from Hölderlin-Portrait, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alessandro Solbiati (b. 1956), "Die Linien des Lebens", 2000, from Hölderlin Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Steffens (b. 1934), "Die Linien Des Lebens (Fragment II)", op. 95 no. 3 (2008) [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge auf Hölderlin für mittlere Gesangsstimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les línies de la vida", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les lignes de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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