by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

Und wir dachten an die Toten
 (Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG POR
 ... 

Und nun kam die Nacht, und wir ritten hindann,
rundum die Wachtfeuer lohten;
die Rosse schnoben, der Regen rann -
und wir dachten der Toten, der Toten!
Beneath the poem: "(16. August 1870)"

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Und wir dachten an die Toten", S. 338 (1871?), published 1922, stanza 8 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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