Wir brauchen nur die braune Erde Und blauen Himmel über uns. Fern dröhnt das Stampfen wilder Pferde. Nichts in der Haide lieber uns Als scharf der Duft des Haidekrautes Als fern der Birke schmales Grün. Rings nichts Erdachtes nicht Erbautes; Nur bunter Blumen üppig Blühn . . . Wir brauchen nur die braunen Äcker Voll Weizenähren reif und blond. Den andern wird die Großstadt Wecker, Wir suchen Erde frühlingübersonnt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hellmut Draws-Tychsen (1904 - 1973)
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 Gessinger (1899 - 1986), "Wir suchen Erde", op. 40, Heft 2 no. 7 (c1939), published 1965, first performed 1940 [ baritone and piano ], from Mein Land, no. 7, Schwäbisch-Hall: Musikverlag Schwäbisch-Hall [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "We seek earth", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-09-26
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