by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
Ernsthaft streben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ernsthaft streben, Heiter leben, Vieles schauen, Wenigen trauen -- Deutsch im Herzen, Tapfer und still, Dann mag kommen, Was da will.
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- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, written 1884 [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 Camillo Horn (1860 - 1941), "Spruch", op. 44 no. 3, published 1906-1913 [ medium voice and piano ], from Kleine Lieder, no. 3, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Rietsch (1860 - 1927), "Gedenkspruch", op. 7 (Drei Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 1, published 1899 [ four-part men's chorus (double chorus) ], Wien, Eberle [sung text not yet checked]
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