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by Albert Steffen (1884 - 1963)

Erwachen zu Weihnachten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Augen noch im Schlaf geschlossen
schauen wie auf Purpurschwingen
Engel goldne Schalen bringen.
Schon von Sonne überflossen
sehn sie, wie die erdenschweren
Lasten immer wiederkehren.

Prüfe mit dem Himmelsblicke
deinen Leib im Tageslichte.
Abwärtsziehende Gewichte
einst verschuldeter Geschicke.
Wer erkennt im Reich der Sterne,
trägt das Leid der Erde gerne.

Denn das Kreuz ist zu ertragen
seit die Gottheit dran gehangen.
Licht in uns ist aufgegangen
und der Himmel lässt sich fragen.
Schau, es leuchten im Geäste
die Gestirne jetzt zum Feste.

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Text 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), "Erwachen zu Weihnachten" [ voice and string trio ], from Lieder der Tröstung, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 82

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