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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Trias harmonica
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Drei Seelen hab ich offenbar,
Denn eine kann drei Dinge nicht
Zugleich vollbringen, wie sogar
Der weise Psychologe spricht.

Die eine hängt voll Liebesglut
An schönen Munds Korallenrand;
Die andre schwimmt auf Weinesflut
Hinüber an den Götterstrand;

Die dritt in freudigem Tumult
Braust ihre Dithyramben laut
Und schleudert ihren Katapult
Ans kalte Herz, metallverbaut.

So gehts, bis an den Bettelstab
Sie ihren Wirt, den Leib, gezehrt;
Bis jubilierend dann hinab
Die tolle Drei zur Hölle fährt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Trias harmonica", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Sechstes Buch, in Erste Gedichte [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 Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Trias harmonica", op. 16 (Acht Gedichte von Nicolaus Lenau für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 7 (1891?), published 1894, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

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