by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934)
Ha, wie wär' die Welt so fein!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ha, wie [wär']1 die Welt so fein! Ha, das müsst' ein Leben sein, dass die Sonne selber lachte, wenn [ich mir's nicht selber machte]2 machte!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Richard Kralik, Büchlein der Unweisheit, Vienna City library.
1 M. von Kralik: "ist"2 M. von Kralik: "ich's selbst nicht übel"
Text Authorship:
- by Richard von Kralik (1852 - 1934), no title, appears in Büchlein der Unweisheit [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), no title, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Büchlein der Unweisheit, no. 17, Wien : Albert J. Gutmann [sung text checked 1 time]
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