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by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Der Vollendete
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Heil! dies ist die lezte Zähre
Die [der]1 Müden Aug' entfällt!
Schimmern seh' ich schon die Sphäre
Jener bessern Himmelswelt!

Leicht, wie Morgennebel schwinden,
Ist des Lebens Traum entflohn,
Paradiesespalmen winden
Engel für den Dulder schon!

Schweben auf die Stäte nieder
Wo er mit dem Tode ringt,
Singen Hallelujalieder
Bis die Erdenhülle sinkt;

Ha! mit deinem Staubgewimmel
Rollst, o Erde! du zurük!
Näher glänzt der offne Himmel
Schon des Ueberwinders Blik!

Harfen rauschen ihm Willkommen!
In der Lebensbäume Wehn,
Engel singen: Heil! dem Frommen,
Heil! dem Frühvollendeten!

Der empor, mit Adlerschnelle,
Zu des Lichtes Urquell stieg:
Tod! wo ist dein Stachel? Hölle!
Stolze Hölle! wo dein Sieg?

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Confirmed with Lieder von Friedrich Matthisson. Vermehrte Auflage. Dessau, 1783, pages 22-23.

1 probably misprint, should be "des"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Der Vollendete", written 1780, first published 1783 [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 Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739 - 1796), "Der Vollendete", published 1784 [voice and piano], from Oden und Lieder aus den besten deutschen Dichtern, Erste Sammlung, no. 17. [ sung text not verified ]

Another version of this text exists in the database.

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Set in a modified version by Franz Peter Schubert.

    • Go to the text. [ view differences ] DUT ENG FRE

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