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by Moritz Hartmann (1821 - 1872)

Geh hin, geh hin! Mein frommster Segen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Geh hin, geh hin! Mein frommster Segen
Zieht pilgernd fort mit dir ins ferne Land;
Wohin du kommst, auf allen Wegen
Legt er aufs Haupt dir seine weiße Hand.

Du schläfst - er wacht an deinem Bette,
Du wachst - er folgt dir als ein Cherub nach,
Du betest - und die schwere Kette
Des Grames bricht: - er war es, der sie brach.

Dich drücket Schuld - er hat Erbarmen,
Du klagst dich an - er mildert deine Reu,
Du wankst - er hält dich in den Armen,
Du wirst mir treulos, und er bleibt dir treu.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Moritz Hauptmann, Gesammelte Werke. Erster Band, Stuttgart, Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1874, page 214.


Text Authorship:

  • by Moritz Hartmann (1821 - 1872), no title, appears in Schatten. Poetische Erzählungen, in 4. Intermezzo (Tagebuchblätter), no. 21 [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 Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898), "Geh' hin !", op. 26 (12 Poésies allemandes de Moritz Hartmann) no. 4 (1858), published [1860] [ tenor and piano ], Paris, Éd. S. Richault, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Adolphe Larmande (b. 1812) ; composed by Louis Théodore Gouvy.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-12-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 91

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