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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Zwei Särge einsam stehen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Zwei Särge einsam stehen
In des alten Domes Hut,
König Ottmar liegt in dem einen,
In dem andern der Sänger ruht.

Der König saß einst mächtig
Hoch auf der Väter Thron,
Ihm liegt das Schwert in der Rechten
Und auf dem Haupte die Kron'.

Doch neben dem stolzen König,
Da liegt der Sänger traut,
Man noch in seinen Händen
Die fromme Harfe schaut.

Die Burgen rings zerfallen,
Schlachtruf tönt durch das Land,
Das Schwert, das regt sich nimmer
Da in des Königs Hand.

Blüten und milde Lüfte
Wehen das Tal entlang -
Des Sängers Harfe tönet
In ewigem Gesang.

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See also König und Sänger set by H. G. Goetz.


Text Authorship:

  • by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Zwei Särge" [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Des Sängers Harfe", op. 236 (Drei vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 2, published 1863 [ tenor and TTBB chorus ], Offenbach, André [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Des Sängers Harfe", op. 581 (Vier Gesänge für 3 Frauenstimmen) no. 2, published 1882 [ SSA trio and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Zwei Särge", op. 23 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Joseph Dessauer (1798 - 1876), "Zwei Särge", published 1838, from Drei Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889), "Des Sängers Harfe", op. 48, published 1883 [ TTBB chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (b. 1835), "Des Sängers Harfe", op. 92 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor ) no. 2, published 1873 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Der König und der Sänger" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Georg Wilhelm Rauchenecker (1844 - 1906), "Zwei Särge" [ mixed chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Zwei Särge" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Die zwei Särge", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Zwei Särge", op. 12 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 105

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