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by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868)

Tod und Leben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Begrabe deine Todten
Tief in dein Herz hinein.
So werden sie dein Leben
Lebendige Todte sein.

So werden sie im Herzen
Stets wieder aufersteh'n
Und als ein guter Engel
Mit dir durch's Leben geh'n. --

Begrab' dein eigen Leben
In And'rer Herz hinein.
So wirst du, und wärst du ein Todter,
Ein ewig Lebender sein.

Confirmed with Wolff's poetischer Hausschatz des deutschen Volkes, Leipzig: Verlag von Otto Wigand, 1884, pages 331-332.


Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Siebel (1836 - 1868), "Tod und Leben" [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 Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "Tod und Leben", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Album of German Songs (later published as Sixteen German Songs), no. 9, London: Stanley Lucas, Weber & Col.; also reprinted by Recital Publications (Texas) in 1995 , also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937) , "Death and life" ; composed by Maude Valérie White.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 54

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