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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Parzenlied
 (Sung text for setting by A. Goldschmidt)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Die Seele nimmt
Abschied vom Leben,
Die Funken beben,
Das Scheit verglimmt. 

Des Menschen Bahn
Ist schnell gemessen,
Und bald vergessen
Der kurze Wahn. 

Zu Boden sinkt
Des Leibes Schwere,
Es blinkt die Schere,
Die Parze winkt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Parzenlied" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Parzenchor", written 1834, appears in Meleager

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Research team for this page: Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 37

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