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by (Gottlieb Christoph) Adolph von Harleß (1806 - 1879)

Gute Stellvertreter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Könnt' ich dich sagen, 
Was mir im Herzen schlägt, 
Jubeln und klagen 
Was mich bewegt! 

Sag es statt meiner 
Du, der du tönst so hell, 
Krystallenreiner 
Murmelnder Quell!  

Leise und linde 
Flüstre es auch zugleich 
Du, in dem Winde 
Säuselnder Zweig!  

Dann aber hallt es 
Wieder und tragt's empor 
Sänger des Waldes, 
Lieblicher Chor!  

Süßesten Schalles, 
Besser, als ich's vermag, 
Werden die alles 
Bringen zu Tag. 

Confirmed with Adolph von Harleß, Aus dem Leben im Lied und Spruch, Stuttgart: S. G. Liesching, 1865, pages 20 - 21. Appears in Stimmungen aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart.


Text Authorship:

  • by (Gottlieb Christoph) Adolph von Harleß (1806 - 1879), "Gute Stellvertreter", appears in Aus dem Leben im Lied und Spruch, in Stimmungen aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Gute Stellvertreter", op. 353 (Fünf vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 2, published 1869 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-24
Line count: 20
Word count: 66

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