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by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834)

Ergebung
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mag immerhin der Strom entgleiten,
Der meines Lebens Kahn entführt,
Indes der [Bord]1 der Jugendzeiten
Sich mir in Fernungsduft verliert.

[Zwei Töchter]2 der Erfahrung stiegen
In meinen Kahn, und weichen nie:
Verklärten Schmerz in trüben Zügen,
Süßlächelnde Melancholie.

Die andre, die mit leisem Dämpfer
Der Seele Saiten reiner stimmt,
Ergebung, die geprüfte Kämpfer
In ihres Schilds Umschattung nimmt,

Wann jene tief in meine Laute
Nach rührenden Akkorden greift;
Ruft [die]3, der höhern Welt Vertraute:
Getrost, auch deine Palme reift!

Still seh' ich, wie zu seiner Mündung
Des Lebens Wellenspiel mich reißt.
Erhöht die Schwermut die Empfindung,
So hebt Ergebung meinen Geist.

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•   A. Harder 

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1 Harder: "Port"
2 Harder: "Zwo Schwestern"
3 Harder: "sie"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Ergebung" [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 (Carl) Ludwig (Heinrich) Berger (1777 - 1839), "Ergebung", 1807 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by August Harder (1775 - 1813), "Ergebung" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder mit Belgleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Peter Joseph Lindpaintner (1791 - 1856), "Ergebung", published c1815 [ voice and guitar or piano ], from Zwölf Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 101

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