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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Einen kenne ich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Einen kenne ich,
Wir lieben ihn nicht;
Einen nenne ich,
Der die Schwerter zerbricht!
Weh! Sein Haupt steht in der Mitternacht,
Sein Fuß in [der Erde]1 Staub;
Vor ihm weht das Laub
Zur dunkeln Erde hernieder.
Ohne Erbarmen
In den Armen
Trägt er die [kindische]2,
Taumelnde Welt:
Tod -- so heißt er!
Und die Geister
Beben vor ihm, den schrecklichen Held!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Pepping •   R. Trunk 

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Note: this is the second version of a poem that first appeared in Kantate auf den Tod Ihrer Königlichen Majestät, Louise von Preußen (1810)
1 Trunk, Pepping: "dem"
2 Trunk: "kindlich", Pepping: "kindisch"

Text Authorship:

  • by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, written 1812 [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 Fritz Büchtger (1903 - 1978), "Der Feind", op. 7 no. 3, published [1935] [ men's chorus ], from Den Toten : Vier Männerchöre, no. 3, Köln am Rhein : Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Der Feind", op. 8 (Vom Tode) no. 1, published 1922 [ baritone and large orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Emil Mattiesen (1875 - 1939), "Der Feind", op. 2 (Zwölf Gedichte ; für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Edition Peters [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Der Feind", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 36 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Der Feind", op. 61 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Der Feind", op. 8 no. 3 (1922-1923) [ alto and piano ], from Lieder des Todes, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Der Feind", op. 41 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 63

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