Tote wollen nicht verweilen, wie sie wallen, wie sie eilen, werfen immer neue Hüllen von der Seelen und erfüllen so ihr Wesen und genesen. Wasser sind wir, tot der Tränen, Luft, erlöst von allem Sehnen, Sonne, selig in dem Lichte, jenseits jeglichem Gewichte, Erdenerbe es ersterbe.
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Authorship:
- by Albert Steffen (1884 - 1963) [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 Viktor Ullmann (1898 - 1944), "Tote wollen nicht verweilen" [ voice and string trio ], from Lieder der Tröstung, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-27
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