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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Der Steinochs schüttelt stumm sein Haupt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Steinochs schüttelt stumm sein Haupt,
daß jeder seine Kraft ihm glaubt.
Er spießt dich plötzlich auf sein Horn
und bohrt von hinten dich bis vorn.
    Weh!

Der Steinochs lebt von Berg zu Berg,
vor ihm wird, was da wandelt, Zwerg.
Er nährt sich meist - und das ist neu -
von menschlicher Gehirne Heu.
    Weh!

Der Steinochs ist kein Tier, das stirbt,
dieweil sein Fleisch niemals verdirbt.
Denn wir sind Staub, doch er ist Stein!
Du möchstest wohl auch Steinochs sein?
    He?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Steinochs", appears in Galgenlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Der Steiochs", from Galgenlieder, no. 32 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Der Steinochs", op. 19d (Galgenliederbuch, 4. Folge) no. 1 (1983/99), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 22, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-08
Line count: 15
Word count: 81

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