by Friedrich August Clemens Werthes (1748 - 1817)
An die Flasche
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wir werden Staub und Asche Nur zu bald sein; Drum eil', o süße Flasche, Und gieb uns Wein! Von Gram und Sorgen wasche Das Herz uns rein; Und gieße, süße Flasche, Nur Lust hinein!
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich August Clemens Werthes (1748 - 1817) [author's text not yet checked 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 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "An die Flasche", published 1800, from the collection Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft I, no. 16. [text verified 1 time]
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Line count: 8
Word count: 35