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by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Verschlung'ne Wurzeln
 (Sung text for setting by A. Ritter)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein höchstes Glück, das uns versagt hienieden,
Ein reinster Wunsch, dem nie Erfüllung lacht,
Ein liebstes Herz, von dem wir schroff geschieden,
Ein schönster Traum, aus dem wir bang erwacht,
Ein härt'ster Kampf, dem nimmer winket Frieden,
Ein schwerstes Opfer, blutend dargebracht:
Verschlung'ne Wurzeln sind es eines Baumes,
Der Blüten trägt in Welten höhern Raumes.

Composition:

    Set to music by Alexander Ritter (1833 - 1896), "Verschlung'ne Wurzeln", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (1890-1), published 1891 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl

Text Authorship:

  • by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Ein höchstes Glück, das uns versagt hienieden", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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