by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Von allen guten Schwingen, Zu brechen durch die Zeit, Die mächtigste im Ringen, Das ist ein rechtes Leid.
Composition:
- Set to music by Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), no title, alternate title: "Von allen guten Schwingen" [ mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Sprüche, no. 3, appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, in Sprüche, no. 3, Leipzig, Voigt & Günther, first published 1864
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Meditazione 1 da "Vita di poeta"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Linda Godry , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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Word count: 18