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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Der Herr gab dir ein gutes Augenpaar
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Herr gab dir ein gutes Augenpaar,
Du weißt damit zu blicken lieb und klar.
Mit feiner Hand hältst du in schönen Banden,
Das er dir gab, dein anmutreiches Haar.
Gleich einer Palme aus den Morgenlanden
Ließ er dich wachsen, der im Anfang war;
Du aber weißt dich köstlich zu gewanden,
Daß sich verdunkelt deiner Schwestern Schar.
Wie dankbar du des Schöpfers Sinn verstanden,
Als seine Interpretin legst du dar!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), no title, appears in Trinklaube, in Gaselen, no. 3 [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Herr gab dir ein gutes Augenpaar", op. 38 no. 3 (1923) [ baritone, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, timpani and piano ], from Gaselen: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Gottfried Keller, no. 3, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-09
Line count: 10
Word count: 70

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