by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
Translation
Dem dunkeln Schoß der heilgen Erde
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
Dem dunkeln Schoß der heilgen Erde Vertrauen wir der Hände Tat Vertraut der Sämann seine Saat Und hofft, daß sie entkeimen werde Zum Segen, nach des Himmels Rat. Noch köstlicheren Samen bergen Wir trauernd in der Erde Schoß, Und hoffen, dass er aus den Särgen Erblühen soll zu schönerm Los.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Das Lied von der Glocke"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Dem dunkeln Schoß der heilgen Erde", WoO. 19 (1880-?) [ SATB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A les fosques entranyes de la sagrada terra", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De donk're schoot der heil'ge aarde", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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