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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Berge dein Haupt
 (Sung text for setting by O. Schoeck)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Berge dein Haupt, wenn ein König vorbeigeht,
Tief an der Brust des Geliebten, der frei steht;
Aber dem Betteljung lass es erglänzen,
Welchen das Elend des Lebens vorbei weht!

Composition:

    Set to music by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Berge dein Haupt", op. 38 no. 8 (1923) [ baritone, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, timpani and piano ], from Gaselen: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Gottfried Keller, no. 8, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), no title, appears in Trinklaube, in Gaselen, no. 8

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