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by Rudolf Löwenstein (1819 - 1891)

Reinheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf dem Dach die Flügelein
Putzet sich die Taube; 
Kätzchen leckt die Pfötchen fein,
Wäscht sich rein vom Staube.  
 
Schwalb' und Kräh' und Ent' und Gans
Baden ihr Gefieder;
Fröhlich in der Wellen Glanz
Taucht das Ross die Glieder.
 
Was da lebt in Flur und Au,
Kennt der Reinheit Segen;
Blümlein badet sich im Thau
Und der Baum in Regen. 
 
Überall her tönt der Ruf:
Ohne Fleck und Fehle!
Kindlein, bleib', wie Gott dich schuf,
Rein an Leib und Seele!

Confirmed with Lesebuch für die Mittelklasse der Landschulen, I. Abtheilung, Bamberg: Verlag der Buchner'schen Buchhandlung, 1862. page 10.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolf Löwenstein (1819 - 1891), "Reinheit" [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 Isidor Rosenfeld (1812 - 1880), "Reinheit", op. 30, published 1874 [vocal duet with piano], Berlin, E. Challier [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-03-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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