by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ITA
Hast du doch Flügel eben Und das gewalt'ge Wort; Halt' hoch dich über dem Leben, Sonst geht's über dich fort.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), no title, op. 28, Heft 3 no. 5, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil III - Der Liederteil, no. 5, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben, in Sprüche, no. 6, 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 3 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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