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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Stoß‑Seufzer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Unbequemer neuer Glauben!
Wenn sie uns den Herrgott rauben,
Hat das Fluchen auch ein End' -
Himmel-Herrgott-Sakrament!

Wir entbehren leicht das Beten,
Doch das Fluchen ist vonnöten,
Wenn man gegen Feinde rennt -
Himmel-Herrgott-Sakrament!

Nicht zum Lieben, nein, zum Hassen
Sollt ihr uns den Herrgott lassen,
Weil man sonst nicht fluchen könnt -
Himmel-Herrgott-Sakrament! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Stoßseufzer", appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844 , no. 65 [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 Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Stoß-Seufzer", op. 48 (Lieder) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Tilo Medek (1940 - 2006), "Stoßseufzer", 1989 [ medium voice and piano or guitar ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adriaan de Wit (b. 1952), "Stoßseufzer", op. 22 (Sieben Heine-Lieder) no. 6, published 1999 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 51

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