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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Auf der Bank, wo sie sonst sitzet
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf der Bank, wo sie sonst sitzet,
Sitzt ein Engelein, das blitzet
Im Gewande lilienweiß,
Betet vor sich hin mit Fleiß:

[Herre]1 Gott, du wallst vergönnen!
Sie hat heut' nicht kommen können,
Da es geht in ihrem Haus
Gar notwendig überaus;

Hat sie mich geschickt, mit Beten
Ihre Stelle zu vertreten;
Höre gnädig mein Gebet,
Gleich als ob sie's selber tät'!

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•   C. Loewe 

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1 Loewe: "Herr"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 2. Amaryllis - Agnes, no. 5 [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "In der Kirche", op. 62, Heft 2 no. 2 (1837) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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