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Selbstbildnis (1934)

Set by Ralf Yusuf Gawlick (b. 1969), "Selbstbildnis (1934)", op. 19 no. 5a (2012-2013) [ soprano and guitar ], from Kollwitz-Konnex (…im Frieden seiner Hände), song cycle for soprano & guitar, no. 5a [Sung Text]

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


...Heut nacht träumte ich, es wäre wieder Krieg...

Text Authorship:

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

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Note: this song has an unsung quote at the top from Goethe's "Faust" :

Krieg ist das Losungswort,
Sieg und hallt es fort [...]
Träumst du vom Sieges-Port?
Sieg und hallt es fort.
Träume, wer träumen mag.


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...Krieg, Krieg, und immer wieder Krieg...

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

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...und das Schlimmste von allem ist, daß ein jeder Krieg...

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

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...gebiert einen neuen. 
Bis, wie es in der Offenbarung heißt, 
eine neue Erde und ein neuer Himmel 
kommen werden...

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

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...Es ist genug gestorben! 
Keiner darf mehr fallen! Ich berufe mich 
[...] auf einen Größeren, welcher sagte:
‘Saatfrüchte sollen nicht vermahlen werden.’...

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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