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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Der Rock
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Rock, am Tage angehabt,
Er ruht zur Nacht sich schweigend aus;
Durch seine hohlen Ärmel trabt
Die Maus.

Durch seine hohlen Ärmel trabt
Gespenstisch auf und ab die Maus...
Der Rock, am Tage angehabt,
Er ruht zur Nacht sich aus.

Er ruht, am Tage angehabt,
Im Schoß der Nacht sich schweigend aus,
Er ruht, von seiner Maus durchtrabt,
Sich aus.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), appears in Palmström [author's text not yet checked 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 Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Der Rock", op. 6 (Vier Lieder und Gesänge) no. 2 (1993) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Der Rock", op. 79 no. 3, published 1927, from Nacht- und Spukgesänge. Galgenlieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wolfgang Schwarz , "Der Rock" [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfred Uhl (1909 - 1992), "Der Rock", 1960 [ soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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