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by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

Der Wanderer und sein Schatten
 (Sung text for setting by W. Rihm)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nicht mehr zurück? Und nicht hinan?
Auch für die Gemse keine Bahn?
So wart' ich hier und fasse fest,
was Aug' und Hand mich fassen läßt!
Fünf Fuß breit Erde, Morgenroth,
unter unter mir - Welt, Mensch und Tod!
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Der Wanderer und sein Schatten", 2001, lines 1-6 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Friedrich Nietzsche, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Der Wandrer und sein Schatten"

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Researcher for this page: Caroline Diehl

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 33
Word count: 152

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