by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wer sich die Musik erkiest,
Hat ein himmlisch Gut bekommen,
Denn ihr erster Ursprung ist
Von dem Himmel selbst genommen,
weil die Engel insgemein
Selbsten Musikanten sein.
Wenn einst in der letzten Zeit
Alle Ding' wie Rauch vergehen,
Bleibet in der Ewigkeit
Doch die Musik noch bestehen,
Weil die Engel insgemein
Selbsten Musikanten sein.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942), "Vorspruch", op. 19, Heft 1 no. 1, stanzas 1-2 [ chorus ]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "He who chooses music", copyright ©
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
He who chooses music
has received a divine good,
for its ultimate origin is
taken from Heaven itself,
because the angels are usually
musicians themselves.
If someday on the Day of Judgment
everything dissipates like smoke,
in eternity there will remain
music, which will persist,
because the angels are usually
musicians themselves.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
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