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by Frieda Port (1854 - 1926)

Die Flamme
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Frei empor
Lodre die Flamme,
Und ob sie zerstöre,
Und ob sie vernichte,
Die Flamme der Liebe  -- 
Des Genius Flamme  -- 
Die Flamme der Freiheit! 

Und ob der Trunkenen viele
Hinein sich stürzen
Und taumeln und sie verdunkeln,
Die Welt an ihr irr wird  -- 

Sie war doch die Sehnsucht,
Sie ist die Erfüllung,
Und weit hinaus reinigt
Ihr Feuer die Welt. 

Confirmed with Gedichte, Berlin: Wilhelm Herk, 1888. Appears in Freie Rhythmen, page 159.


Text Authorship:

  • by Frieda Port (1854 - 1926), "Die Flamme", appears in Gedichte, in Freie Rhythmen, Berlin: Wilhelm Herk, first published 1888 [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 Friedrich Carl Weigmann (1869 - 1939), "Die Flamme", published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-18
Line count: 15
Word count: 60

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