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by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897)

Ein Menschenherz
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Menschenherz ist wie die Blume,
die blühend auf dem Felde steht,
die heute lustig prangt und duftet,
die morgen schon der Wind verweht.

Die Blumen waren einstens Sterne
und flammten hell in heil'ger Pracht,
d'rum weinen auch die Blumen alle
in sternenheller Sommernacht.

Ein Menschenherz ist ein vom Himmel
herabgesunk'ner lichter Stern,
d'rum fühlt das Herz ein tiefes Sehnen
nach einer Heimat, die ihm fern.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897), "Ein Menschenherz" [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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Ein Menschenherz" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2022-05-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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