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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)

Was blüht, das welket
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was blüht, das welket,
Vom Winde zerstiebt;
Dich hielt ich am Herzen,
Dich hab' ich geliebt.
Nun mußt Du geben 
Dein Blut und Leben,
Hoch oben hier 
Versing' ich's Dir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Lurlei. Eine Romanze von Julius Wolff, in Grote'sche Sammlung von Werken zeitgenössischer Schriftsteller, fünfundzwangzigster Band, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, page 314.


Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Lurlei [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 Wilhelm Bruch , "Was blüht, das welket", published 1893 [voice and piano], from Lurlei-Lieder. Ein Cyklus von 4 Gesängen aus J. Wolff's Lurlei für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-01-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 30

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