by Karl Isidor Beck (1817 - 1879) and sometimes misattributed to Christian Nikolaus Hugo Staacke
Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf!
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Language: German (Deutsch)
Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf! im Wasser wächst das Schilf: und ich, ich wuchs in Thränen auf, o nimm mich, Herr, zu dir hinauf o hilf! im Wasser wächst das Schilf! Gott, hilf! Gott, hilf! jed' Lüftchen beugt das Schilf: Ach, Wind und Wetter beugt mich, ach, hab' wie das Schilf kein schützend Dach o hilf! jed' Lüftchen beugt das Schilf! Gott hilf!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Karl Beck, 2. Aufl., Berlin, 1845.
Note: according to Lawrence Snyder in German Poetry in Song, Fallen Leaf Press, 1995, Holstein attributes this text to Hugo Staacke. Unless "Hugo Staacke" is found to be a pseudonym of Karl Beck, this is a confirmed misattribution.
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Isidor Beck (1817 - 1879), "Gott hilf!", appears in Stille Lieder, first published 1840 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Christian Nikolaus Hugo Staacke
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