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by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914)

Der König
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das war der junge König,
Der König ohne Land,
Der stand auf brauner Heide,
Sein Speer, der stak im Sand.

Da kam die Allerschönste,
Sie trug ihr Herz in der Hand,
Sie sah den jungen König,
Den König ohne Land.

Was stehst du hier zu warten,
Du König ohne Land,
Hast ja zwei starke Arme,
Dein Speer, der steckt im Sand.

Das blanke Eisen blitzte,
Der Himmel stand in Brand,
Sein war die Allerschönste,
Sein war das ganze Land.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914), "Der König", appears in Mein blaues Buch, first published 1909 [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 Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Der König", op. 71 no. 3, published 1925, from Löns-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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