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by Hanns von Gumppenberg (1866 - 1928)

Ruhe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meine Seele soll so ruhig bleiben
wie der Wipfel dort in blauer Abendluft;
nie mehr soll sie wie im Sturme treiben,
bis die Silberglocke sie zum Schlummer ruft.

Denn der Ruhe tiefer Andachtsfrieden
ist das letzte, was die Menschenbrust ersehnt:
Wenn das Teuerste dahingeschieden,
küsst sie sanft das Auge, das der Schmerz betränt.

Majestätisch thront sie über allen
Weltenstürmen fort und immerfort,
lächelnd bei der Waffen Donnerschallen,
denn ihr bleibt das letzte, lautlose Herrscherwort.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hanns von Gumppenberg (1866 - 1928) [author's text not yet checked 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 Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Ruhe", op. 105 (7 Gesänge) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-12
Line count: 12
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