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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Ich danke dir, du stummer Stein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich danke dir, du stummer Stein,
und neige mich zu dir hernieder:
Ich schulde dir mein Pflanzensein.

Ich danke euch, ihr Grund und Flor,
und bücke mich zu euch hernieder:
Ihr halft zum Tiere mir empor.

Ich danke euch, Stein, Kraut und Tier,
und beuge mich zu euch hernieder:
Ihr halft mir alle drei zu Mir.

Wir danken dir, du Menchenkind,
und lassen fromm uns vor dir nieder:
weil dadurch, daß du bist, wir sind.

Es dankt aus aller Gottheit Ein-
und aller Gottheit Vielfalt wieder.
In Dank verschlingt sich alles Sein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 53


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Fusswaschung", appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914 [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Die Fußwaschung", op. 59 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern) no. 1 (1928), published 1934 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Die Fusswaschung", 1927 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 92

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