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by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868)

Landsknecht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was nützet mir mein Bischen Hirn? 
Ein Stückchen Blei fährt durch die Stirn. 
Falderi!  Faldera!  

Daß ich einmal gelebet hab', 
Sagt nur das Kreuz auf meinem Grab. 
Falderi!  Faldera!  

Das Kreuz ist ohne Blumenkranz,  --  
O! man vergaß mich gar und ganz. 
Falderi!  Faldera!  

Was nützet mir mein Bischen Hirn? 
Ein Stückchen Blei fährt durch die Stirn. 
Falderi!  Faldera!  

Confirmed with Carl Siebel, Dichtungen, ed. by Emil Rittershaus, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1877, page 172. Appears in Vermischte Gedichte.


Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868), "Landsknecht", appears in Dichtungen, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Landsknecht", 1887, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], München, in the magazine, Die Jugend [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-02-14
Line count: 12
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