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by August Sturm (1852 - 1923)

Des Liebsten Grab
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Irgendwo liegt ein deutscher Held 
In Frankreichs Erde, 
Irgendwo liegt ein Grab im Feld 
Ob ich's finden werde? 

Kann kein Kränzlein legen darauf, 
Und hätt' ich Flügel 
Gottes Sonne geht einsam auf 
Über dem Hügel.  

Hängt das Kränzlein an meiner Wand, 
Ich schau's mit Schmerzen, 
Aber das Kreuz steht unverwandt  
In meinem Herzen. 

Confirmed with Der Tod fürs Vaterland, ed. by Gerhard Grunemann, Heilbronn: Eugen Salzer Verlag, 1943, page 64.

Text Authorship:

  • by August Sturm (1852 - 1923), "Des Liebsten Grab" [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 Martin Frey (1872 - 1946), "Des Liebsten Grab", op. 43 no. 4, published 1914 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf lieder. Aus Deutschlands Grosser Zeit, Heft 1, no. 4, Leipzig: Steingräber [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 53

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