by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
Lied der Negersklaven
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wir weichen Sklavenbrod In bittre Tränen ein! Komm, lieber Bruder Tod! Ach! komm, uns zu befrein! An deiner mit Ruhe gesegneten Hand Geleit uns hinüber ins beßere Land!
Authorship:
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819) [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 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "Lied der Negersklaven", published 1805, from the collection Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft VII, no. 25. [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 29