by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Hast du doch Flügel eben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Hast du doch Flügel eben Und das gewalt'ge Wort; Halt' hoch dich über dem Leben, Sonst geht's über dich fort.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 319, as no. 6 of Sprüche.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Sprüche, no. 6, Leipzig, Voigt & Günther, first published 1864 [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 Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Hast du doch Flügel eben" [ soprano and mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Hast du doch Flügel eben", op. 28, Heft 3 no. 5, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil III - Der Liederteil, no. 5, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Meditazione 3 da "Vita di poeta"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Linda Godry , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
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