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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Da nimm. Das lass ich dir zurück, o Welt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Da nimm. Das lass ich dir zurück, o Welt...
Es stammt von dir. Es sei von neuem dein.
Da, wo ich jetzo will hinaus, hinein,
bin ich nicht mehr auf dich gestellt.
Da gilt der blasse Geist allein,
den ich mir formte über dir,
ach, nur wie einen blassen Opferrauch,--
da gilt nur doch der ach, so schwache Hauch,
der von dem CHRISTUS lebt in mir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 59


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Da nimm. Das laß ich dir zurück, o Welt", appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad [author's text checked 2 times 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 Hans-Georg Burghardt (1909 - 1993), "Da nimm" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ernst Ludwig Leitner (b. 1943), "Da nimm, das laß ich dir zurück", 1977, first performed 1977 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 66

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