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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Dem Tage
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Breit hängt vom Himmel die Fahne der Freude,
Dunkelblau, unbewegt, sonnendurchprunkt; 
Hurra, die Herzen hoch, hurra dem Heute, 
Was auch das mürrische Morgen uns unkt.

Morgen der Tod, aber heute das Leben, 
Leben und Liebe zu allem, das blüht; 
Lasst uns die Herzen zur Sonne erheben,
Die wie ein Heilandsherz gütevoll glüht.

Schielt Tante Mors mit der silbernen Glatze 
Heute zur Nacht wieder über die Welt, 
Lachen wir ihr in die bleichkalte Fratze, 
Denen das Herz Göttin Sonne erhellt.

Confirmed with Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz. Ausgewählte Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, Berlin, 1894


Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Dem Tage" [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Dem Tage", op. 57 no. 4, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz und andere Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, no. 4, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 79

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