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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)

Auftrag
 (Sung text for setting by R. Stöhr)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ihr Freunde, hängt, wenn ich gestorben bin,
die kleine Harfe hinter dem Altar auf,
wo an der Wand die Totenkränze 
manches verstorbenen Mädchens schimmern. 

Der Küster zeigt dann freundlich dem Reisenden
die kleine Harfe, rauscht mit dem roten Bande,
das, an der Harfe festgeschlungen,
unter den goldenen Saiten flattert. 

Oft, sagt er staunend, tönen im Abendrot
von selbst die Saiten, leise wie Bienenton;
die Kinder, hergelockt vom Kirchhof, 
hörten's, und sahen, wie die Kränze bebten.

Composition:

    Set to music by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Auftrag", op. 14 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4, published 1907 [ voice and piano ], Wien (Vienna), Robitschek

Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Auftrag", written 1776

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 81

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