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by Hans Davidsohn (1887 - 1942), as Jakob van Hoddis

Weltende
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dem Bürger [fliegt]1 vom spitzen Kopf der Hut,
In allen Lüften hallt es [wie]2 Geschrei.
Dachdecker stürzen ab und gehn entzwei
Und an den Küsten -- liest man -- steigt die Flut.
Der Sturm ist da, die wilden Meere hupfen
An Land, um dicke Dämme zu zerdrücken.
Die meisten Menschen haben einen Schnupfen.
Die Eisenbahnen fallen von den Brücken.

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•   R. Spring 

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1 Spring: "flog"
2 Spring: "von"

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Davidsohn (1887 - 1942), as Jakob van Hoddis, "Weltende" [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 Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Weltende", op. 20 no. 1 (2005) [voice and piano], from Zwei Stücke des Expressionismus, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Weltende", op. 54 no. 7 (1992), published 2002 [baritone and piano], from Liederfolge für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier, no. 7, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 59

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