by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)
Grabschrift
Language: German (Deutsch)
Erde gleißt auf Erden In Gold und in Pracht; Erde wird Erde Bevor es gedacht; Erde thürmt auf Erden Schloß, Burg, Stein; Erde spricht zu Erde: Alles wird mein.
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Theodor Fontane, 12.-14. Aufl., J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, Stuttgart und Berlin, 1908, page 418.
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Grabschrift", subtitle: "Auf einem Grabstein im Kirchhof von Melrose-Abbey" [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- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Grabschrift", c1904 [voice and piano], unpublished [ sung text verified 1 time]
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