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by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874)

Der Todtengräber sitzt vor'm Haus
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Todtengräber sitzt vor'm Haus 
Und schauet in die Nacht hinaus.  

"Wie Blätter am Baum, 
Wie Blumen vergehn, 
Wie Blütenflaum 
Die Winde verwehn, 
So geht vorbei 
Des Lebens Mai, 
Eh' wir's denken 
Deckt das Grab, 
Was das Leben  
Liebes gab. 

"In frühe, wie in späte Gruft 
Wirft Liebe uns der Blumen Duft, 
Und alle Hoffnung, alles Glück, 
Der Erde geben wir's zurück; 

"Schmerz geht mit uns an's Grab hinaus, 
Schmerz folgt uns in das Trauerhaus. 
Du, Erde, sei der Todten leicht!" 
Spricht er, vom tiefen Schmerz erweicht.  

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Confirmed with Moritz Horn, Die Pilgerfahrt der Rose. Dichtung von Moritz Horn. Erste Abtheilung, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1852. Appears in Der Rose Rast, untitled verses on page 45.


Text Authorship:

  • by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874), no title, appears in Die Pilgerfahrt der Rose, in Der Rose Rast, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1852 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-09
Line count: 20
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