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by Emil Zschokke (1808 - 1889)

Wahnsinnlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schwarze Spinnen, schwarze Spinnen
Garnen um mich ihr Gewebe!
Nimmer kann ich euch entrinnen,
Weil ich athme, weil ich lebe! 

Ach mein Kranz ist mir entrissen
Von dem Feind in finstrer Hölle! 
Eine Spinn hat mich gebissen,
Gift gespritzt in meine Seele!  

Wunden brennen, Tropfen rinnen 
Und umsonst ist Schmerz und Busse!
Schwarze Spinnen, schwarze Spinne,
Wer zertritt euch mit dem Fusse! 

Confirmed with Emil Zschokke, Der heilige Gral: Romantisches Gedicht in vierzehn Gesängen, Aarau: H. R. Sauerländer, 1872. Appears as part of Gesang no. X. of the fourteen Gesänge, page 95.


Text Authorship:

  • by Emil Zschokke (1808 - 1889), "Wahnsinnlied", appears in Der heilige Gral: Romantisches Gedicht in vierzehn Gesängen [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 Christian Gottlieb Rabe (1815 - 1876), "Wahnsinnlied", op. 5 no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder aus dem romantischen Gedichte "Der heilige Gral", no. 3, Zürich, Hug  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-09-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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