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by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)

Grabschrift
 (Sung text for setting by J. Marx)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Erde gleißt auf Erden
In Gold und  ...  Pracht;
Erde wird zu Erde
Bevor es gedacht;
Erde thürmt auf Erden
Schloß, Burg und Stein;
Erde spricht zu Erde:
Alles ist mein.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Grabschrift", c1904 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Grabschrift", subtitle: "Auf einem Grabstein im Kirchhof von Melrose-Abbey"

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