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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Winter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn sich das Laub auf Ebnen weit verloren,
So fällt das Weiß herunter auf die Tale,
Doch glänzend ist der Tag vom hohen Sonnenstrahle,
Es glänzt das Fest den Städten aus den Toren.
 
Es ist die Ruhe der Natur, des Feldes Schweigen
Ist wie des Menschen Geistigkeit, und höher zeigen
Die Unterschiede sich, daß sich zu hohem Bilde
Sich zeiget die Natur, statt mit des Frühlings Milde.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Winter", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843 [author's text not yet checked 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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Winter", 1982-91 [ tenor and piano ], from Hölderlin-Lieder: Erster Zyklus, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 67

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