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by Rudolf Alexander Schröder (1878 - 1962)

Wir harren, Christ, in dunkler Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wir harren, Christ, in dunkler Zeit,
Gib deinen Stern uns zum Geleit
  Auf winterlichem Feld.
Du kamest sonst doch Jahr um Jahr;
Nimm heut auch unsrer Armut wahr
  In der verworrenen Welt.

Es geht uns nicht um bunten Traum
Von Kinderlust und Lichterbaum;
  Wir bitten: blick uns an
Und laß uns schaun dein Angesicht,
Drin jedermann, was ihm gebricht,
  Gar leicht verschmerzen kann.

Es darf nicht immer Friede sein;
Wer's recht begriff, der gibt sich drein.
  Hat jedes seine Zeit.
Nur deinen Frieden, lieber Herr,
Begehren wir je mehr und mehr,
  Je mehr die Welt voll Streit.

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Confirmed with Rudolf Alexander Schröder, Gesammelte Werke in Fünf Bänden, Erster Band, Die Gedichte, Berlin und Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1952, page 772.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolf Alexander Schröder (1878 - 1962), no title, written 1941, appears in Gedichte, in Die Geistlichen Gedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch: Mit dem Kirchenjahr, in Zum Advent, no. 2 [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 Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Advent", op. 47 no. 3 (1932) [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Drei geistliche Männerchöre, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Advent", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-06-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 97

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