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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

O goldnes Morgenrot
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O goldnes Morgenrot,
O süße Frühlingsluft!
Die Toten sind doch tot,
Die Gruft bleibt eine Gruft.

Wie auch mit buntem Leben
Euch blühend mag umgeben
Der Dichtkunst Aufgebot,
Die Toten bleiben tot.

Wie ich mag Schimmer häufen
Auf Euch und Strahlen träufen
Und streuen Würz' und Duft,
Die Gruft ist eine Gruft.

O goldnes Morgenrot,
Die Toten bleiben tot;
O süße Frühlingsluft,
Die Gruft bleibt eine Gruft.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Kindertodtenlieder, in Winter und Frühling [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 Rudi Spring (b. 1962), no title, op. 94c no. 2 (2017) [ contralto and piano ], from Rückert-Liederbuch. An des Lebens Rand, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Rudi Spring

This text was added to the website: 2025-06-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 67

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