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by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by P. Ruzicka)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 
Die Sonne schleicht zum Berg 
Und steigt und steigt 
und ruht bei jedem Schritt. 
Was ward die Welt so welk! 
Auf müd gespannten Fäden spielt 
Der Wind sein Lied. 
Die Hoffnung floh --
Er klagt ihr nach. 
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Ruzicka (b. 1948), no title, 1992, lines 3-10 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gesänge nach Fragmenten von Nietzsche, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Der Herbst", written 1877

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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-08-03
Line count: 35
Word count: 170

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