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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Gesang der Erzengel
 (Sung text for setting by G. Raphael)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Zu drei:
 Der Anblick gibt den Engeln Stärke,
 Da keiner Dich ergründen mag,
 Und alle Deine hohen Werke
 Sind herrlich wie am ersten Tag.

Composition:

    Set to music by Günter Raphael (1903 - 1960), "Gesang der Erzengel", op. 79, published 1954, stanza 4 [ soprano, alto, baritone, and instrumental ensemble (16 wind instruments) or piano ], Wiesbaden, Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gesang der Erzengel", appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I), Prologue in Heaven II

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-07
Line count: 32
Word count: 144

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