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by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880)

Der Blinde
 (Sung text for setting by F. Draeseke)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Von der Liebe nur Blinde sollen singen,
Denn die Liebe ist blind;
Von der Liebe nur Greise sollen singen,
Denn der Greis ist ein Kind.

Von der Liebe nur Leidende sollen singen,
Denn die Liebe ist Leid,
Und tät' sie auch tausendmal klingen
Wie  ...  Fröhlichkeit.

Und die Lieb' und die Blindheit irren Beide
Durch die Welt immerzu;
Doch im Tode strahlt Licht für alle Beide,
Und im Grabe ist Ruh'!

Composition:

    Set to music by Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Der Blinde", op. 29 no. 6, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Liebes-Wonne und -Weh. Sechs Gesänge für Bariton (oder Mezzo-Sopran) mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880), no title, appears in Der Blinde, no. 2

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