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by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934)

Willst du?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Willst du als guter Kamerad
mit mir ausharren früh und spat?
Willst du vertrauen meinem Arm
in jeder Not, in jedem Harm?
Willst du mir gönnen einen Ort
an deiner Brust als Friedenshort?
Als Ärztin, wenn die Kraft mir schwand,
in meine legen deine Hand?
Und wenn der Kampf den Mut mir raubt,
die Hände legen auf mein Haupt?
Willst du der Götter Opferglut
als Priesterin halten in deiner Hut?
Willst du, wenn alles wankt um mich,
doch an mich glauben festiglich?
Willst du den Weg zur Himmelsruh'
mir weisen einst? Willst du? Willst du?

Confirmed with Richard von Kralik, Maia, unpublished codex manuscript, Vienna City Library.


Text Authorship:

  • by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934), "Willst du?" [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 Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Willst du?", copyright © 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Maia, no. 42, Wien : Albert Gutmann ; New York : G. Schirmer [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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