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Wer kann da Korn anschaun Und nicht gedenken, Welch edle Speis es ist, Und's nicht gedenken! Wer kann da Wein anschaun Und nicht gedenken, Welch edler Trank es ist, Und's nicht gedenken! Wer kann da Christe sein, Und nicht gedenken, Wes Fleisch und Blut er eß und trink, Und's nicht gedenken!
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Confirmed with Rudolf Alexander Schröder, Gesammelte Werke in Fünf Bänden, Erster Band, Die Gedichte, Berlin und Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1952, pages 650-651.
Text Authorship:
- by Rudolf Alexander Schröder (1878 - 1962), "Wer kann da Korn anschaun", appears in Gedichte, in Die Übersetzungen, in Aus dem Niederländischen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1859
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Wer kann da Korn anschaun" [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Who can look upon wheat", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 51
Who can look upon wheat And not think What noble fare it is, And not think of it! Who can look upon wine And not think, What a noble beverage it is, And not think of it! Who can be a Christian, And not think of Whose flesh and blood he eats and drinks, And not think of it!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolf Alexander Schröder (1878 - 1962), "Wer kann da Korn anschaun", appears in Gedichte, in Die Übersetzungen, in Aus dem Niederländischen
Based on:
- a text in Dutch (Nederlands) by Guido (Pieter Theodoor Jozef) Gezelle (1830 - 1899), no title, written 1859
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 59