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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Seid willkommen allzumal!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Seid willkommen allzumal! 
  Ungewählt,
  Ungezählt! 
Freude fragt nicht nach der Zahl;
Ist mit allem gern zufrieden,
Was der Augenblick beschieden.

Darum sag' ich's frei und frank:
  Ungewählt,
  Ungezählt! 
Nehmt vorlieb mit Speis' und Trank!
Freude mäkelt nicht und höhnet,
Freude bindet und versöhnet.

Seid willkommen allzumal!
  Ungewählt,
  Ungezählt! 
Beides, Wahl und Zahl bringt Qual.
Wenn man will die Fastnacht halten,
Muß sich Alles selbst gestalten.

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Confirmed with Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Gedichte, volume 1, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1834, p. 145.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Fastnachts-Willkomm", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Allerlei Klänge aus dem Volksleben, in Fastnacht, no. 1, first published 1843 [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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Willkommen", op. 37 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 1, published 1847 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-08-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 65

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