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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Herz, was willst du weiter? 
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Herz, was willst du weiter?
Ist die Luft nicht heiter,
Und der Himmel blau,
Frühlingsgrün die Au?

Deine Pulse schlagen
Stürmisch nicht und jagen,
Wie die Flut im Bach,
Eitlem Schimmer nach.

Aber jung geblieben
Ist dein altes Lieben,
Und der Himmelschwung
Der Begeisterung.

Laß uns frölich bleiben,
Wie die Wellen treiben
[Froh den Strom hinab]1
In des Meeres Grab.

Herz, was willst du weiter,
Da der Himmel heiter,
Wie in dieser Flut,
Dir im Herzen ruht!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   L. Lenz 

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Poetische Werke von Rückert, volume two, Frankfurt am Main: Sauerländer, 1882, pages 373-374.

1 omitted by Lenz.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Herz, was willst du weiter", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 4. Vierte Reihe. Lenz, in Mailieder, no. 116 [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 Leopold Lenz (1803 - 1862), "Herz, was willst du weiter? ", op. 36 no. 1, published 1844 [ soprano or tenor and piano with optional cello ], from 12 Gedichte von Fr. Rückert für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung und obliggato Violoncell (auch mit Pianofortebegleitung allein), no. 1, München, Falter [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 77

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