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Bemeßt den Schritt! Bemeßt den Schwung! Die Erde bleibt noch lange jung! Dort fällt ein Korn, das stirbt und ruht. Die Ruh ist süß. Es hat es gut. Hier eins, das durch die Scholle bricht, Es hat es gut. Süß ist das Licht. Und keines fällt aus dieser Welt Und jedes fällt, wie's Gott gefällt.
Authorship
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Säerspruch" [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 Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Säerspruch", op. 22, Heft 2 (Chor-Duette nach Gedichten von C. F. Meyer) no. 2 (1928). [mixed chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Oskar von Chelius (1859 - 1923), "Säerspruch", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1889 [voice and piano], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Säerspruch", op. 123 (6 Lieder für Bariton und Klavier) no. 5 (1945). [baritone and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857 - 1929), "Säerspruch", op. 8 (Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor) no. 5, published 1885 [mixed chorus], Wien, Rebay & Robitschek [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Säerspruch", op. 32 no. 2 (1923), published 1923 [baritone or bass and piano], from Vier Lieder für Bariton oder Bass mit Klavier nach Gedichten von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, no. 2, Berlin, Fürstner [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Armin Schibler (1920 - 1986), "Säerspruch", op. 48 no. 2 (1956-8) [soli, mixed chorus, men's chorus, and orchestra], from the oratorio Media in vita, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anna Teichmüller (1861 - 1940), "Säerspruch", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3, published 1907 [voice and piano], Berlin, Dreililien [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Viktor Ullmann (1898 - 1944), "Säerspruch", op. 37 no. 2, from Drei Lieder Op. 37, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Säerspruch", op. 27 (3 Männerchöre a cappella) no. 2 (1913), published 1933. [TTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Säerspruch", op. 15 (Drei Lieder für Bariton) no. 1 (1905), published 1905 [baritone and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sower's saying", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Paroles de semeur", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Nath an tSíoladóra", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55
An abhóg ‘thomhas, an scuabadh ‘thomhas! An domhan seo tá ‘na óige fós! Is titeann grán, sa bhás a scíth An scíth is breá. Is folláin í. Ceann amháin atá ag péacadh tríd, Is folláin sin. Breá í an ghrian. Ní leagtar neach anseo go brách: Le cúnamh Dé sea leagfar cách.
Authorship
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Irish (Gaelic) copyright © 2016 by Gabriel Rosenstock.
This author's work falls under the Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons license.
Gabriel Rosenstock. Contact: grosenstock04 (AT) gmail (DOT) com
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Säerspruch"
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 52