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Selbstbildnis en face (1904)

Set by Ralf Yusuf Gawlick (b. 1969), "Selbstbildnis en face (1904)", op. 19 no. 2 (2012-2013) [ soprano and guitar ], from Kollwitz-Konnex (…im Frieden seiner Hände), song cycle for soprano & guitar, no. 2 [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


...Der ‘Liebe Gott’ ist uns Kindern nie nahegebracht 
[...] Lieben tat ich Jesus...

Text Authorship:

  • by Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 - 1945), no title

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Note: this song includes two unsung quotes at the top from Goethe's "Brief an Lavater": „Ich bin aus der Wahrheit der fünf Sinne.“ and from Heine's "Auf diesem Felsen bauen wir" :

Hier auf dem Felsen bauen wir die Kirche von
dem dritten – dem dritten Neuen Testament,
das Leid ist ausgelitten.


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...Ich will eine Zeichnung machen, 
die einen Menschen zeigt, 
der das Leid der Welt sieht. 
Kann das nicht nur Jesus sein?...

Text Authorship:

  • by Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 - 1945), no title

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...Ich soll das Leiden der Menschen, 
das nie ein Ende nimmt, das jetzt bergegroß ist, 
aussprechen...

Text Authorship:

  • by Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 - 1945), no title

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Author(s): Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 - 1945)
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