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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Denken die Himmlischen
 (Sung text for setting by W. Schreiter)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Choose for Diff
 Denken die Himmlischen
 Einem der Erdgebornen
 Viele Verwirrungen zu
 Und bereiten sie ihm
 Von der Freude zu Schmerzen
 Und von Schmerzen zur Freude
 Tief erschütternden Übergang:
 Dann erziehen sie ihm
 In der Nähe der Stadt
 Oder am fernen Gestade,
 Daß in Stunden der Not
 Auch die Hülfe bereit sei,
 Einen ruhigen Freund.
 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-13 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Winfried Schreiter (b. 1930), "Denken die Himmlischen", 1951, first performed 1952, lines 1-13 [ soprano and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Iphigenie auf Tauris, Act IV, Scene 1

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-12
Line count: 53
Word count: 323

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