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by Erich Kurt Mühsam (1878 - 1934)

Kracht der Topf in Scherben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kracht der Topf in Scherben,
fliegt er auf den Dung.
Menschlein, du mußt sterben,
bist du noch so jung.
Blumen müssen welken,
und die Kuh verreckt,
die wir heut noch melken,
daß der Eimer leckt.
Steine selbst zerfallen,
Länderspur verwischt.
Ton und Klang verhallen,
und das Licht erlischt.
Welten gehn in Stücke
ohne Rest und Spur.
Ewig lebt die Tücke',
lebt das Unheil nur.

Text Authorship:

  • by Erich Kurt Mühsam (1878 - 1934) [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Kracht der Topf in Scherben", 2012 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-11-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 64

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