by Albrecht Thoma (1844 - 1915)
Der König kann nicht stille stehn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der König kann nicht stille stehn, Thut weiter fort marschieren, Nun Erfurt ist genommen ein, Will kosten er den Frankenwein, Die Pfaffen visitieren.
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Confirmed with Das Leben Gustav Adolfs fürs deutsche Volk von Albrecht Thoma, Karlsruhe, Druck und Verlag von J. J. Reiff, 1894, page 75. This appears as an epigraph to a chapter, with the indication "1631". It is unclear if this is a quotation. We haven't found the text anywhere else.
Text Authorship:
- by Albrecht Thoma (1844 - 1915), no title, appears in Das Leben Gustav Adolfs für deutsche Volk [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 Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Der König kann nicht stille steh'n", op. 73 no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder des Leubelfing aus Gustav Adolf, no. 2, Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
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