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by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)

Spruch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein guter Ruf ist wie ein wohnlich Haus;
Das baut sich, Stein um Stein, allmählich aus.
Doch mit gewissenloser Hand
Im Nu steckt es ein Lump in Brand.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Spruch", revised version [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Spruch", op. 57 no. 24 (1944) [high voice and piano], from Der Sänger: Liederfolge nach Gedichten und Strophen von Heinrich Leuthold, no. 24, Wien: Universal Edition [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 28

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