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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Dort oben, dort oben an der himmlischen...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
[Dort oben, dort oben]1 an der himmlischen Tür,
und da steht eine arme Seele, schaut traurig herfür.
Arme Seel' mein, arme Seel' mein, komm zu mir doch herein,
und da werden deine Kleider ja alle so rein.
So weiß und so rein, und so weiß wie der Schnee,
und da woll'n wir miteinander ins Himmelreich eingeh'.
In das Himmelreich, in das Himmelreich, in das himmlische Paradies,
wo Gott Vater, wo Gott Sohne, wo Gott heil'ger Geist is'.

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1 Naumann: "Da droben, da droben"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , 17th century [author's text not yet checked 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 Banck (1809 - 1889), "Dort oben", op. 78 (Sieben zweistimmige Lieder mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1883 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Dort oben", op. 21 no. 2 (1923), first performed 1925 [ soprano, organ and viola da gamba or violoncello ], from Zwei geistliche Gesänge, no. 2, F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "An der Himmelstür", op. 58 no. 2 (1909) [ voice and piano ], from Uusia lauluja vanhoihin sanoihi, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Emil Naumann (1827 - 1888), "An der Himmelsthür", op. 21 no. 6, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Aus Feld und Wald. Sechs kleine Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 78

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