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by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894)

Der Pflanze, die dort über dem Abgrund...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Pflanze, die dort über dem Abgrund schwebt,
Gleichst du, o Herz; es zittern zum Schlund hinab
   Im Wind die zagen Blätter, doch die
      Gläubige Blume schaut stets zum Himmel.

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Confirmed with Ludwig Pfau, Gedichte, Frankfurt am Main: J.D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1847, page 202.


Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), "An mein Herz", appears in Gedichte [1847], in 4. Sinngedichte, first published 1847 [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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Der Pflanze, die dort über dem Abgrund schwebt", 1895-7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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: 4
Word count: 30

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