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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

An die Sorge
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Knarrt die Stiege?  Schritt vor Schritt 
Schlurfend, schleifend kommt es nah. 
Kenne dich am Tapp und Tritt, 
Sorge, bist du wieder da?  

Ärgert dich mein Wohlergehn, 
Dieser ganz bescheidene Glanz? 
Kannst du niemand fröhlich sehn? 
Zerrst und zaust an jedem Kranz? 

Gönn' mir doch das wenige Gut, 
Das ein harter Fleiß bescheert, 
Lösch des Friedens sanfte Glut 
Neidisch nicht auf meinem Herd. 

Und die Wiege dort, davor 
Mutterangst Gebete spricht, 
Liebe lauscht mit wachem Ohr, 
All mein Glück, o stör' es nicht. 

Confirmed with Gustav Falke, Mynheer der Tod, zweite Auflage, Hamburg: Alfred Janssen, 1900, page 90. Appears in Vermischte Gedichte.


Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "An die Sorge", appears in Mynheer der Tod, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Arthur Wulffius (1867 - 1920), "An die Sorge", op. 3 (Drei Lieder) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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