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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Der Liebe Leben ist schnell vollbracht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Liebe Leben ist schnell vollbracht,
Es [keimet]1, es [reift]2 in einer Nacht;
  Frühmorgens erwacht,
  Noch eh du´s gedacht,
  Hüpfts [Kindlein]3 frisch
  Durch Blütengebüsch,
  Und regt die Glieder
  Mit Macht, mit Macht.
  Kommts Abendroth,
  Ists Kindlein tot,
  Es legt sich nieder,
  Ersteht nicht wieder,
  Ist nimmer erwacht,
  Gute Nacht, gute Nacht!
  Dein Lauf ist vollbracht,
  Dein Grab ist gemacht,
  Gute Nacht, gute Nacht!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Leonhard 

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Gedichte von Friedrich Rükcert, Dritter Band, Verlag von Carl Peyder, 1837, page 31.

1 Leonhard: "keimt"
2 Leonhard: "reifet"
3 Leonhard: "Kindelein" (but not so in line 10)

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Gute Nacht" [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 Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Gute Nacht", op. 11 (Vier Terzetten für zwei Sopran- und eine Altstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1842 [ vocal trio for 2 sopranos and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth et Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Der Liebe Leben", op. 284 no. 4 (2018) [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder nach Friedrich Rückert, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Gute Nacht", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Heinz Scholtys (1900 - 1945), "Gute Nacht" [ voice and piano ], from 94 Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2014-07-21
Line count: 17
Word count: 67

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