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by Hans Fritz von Zwehl (1883 - 1966)

Marienkirche zu Danzig im Gerüst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du Trotz des Glaubens! Du behelmtes Haupt!
Burg Gottes, schwer getürmt in schwerem Himmel.
Wie stehst Du, glockenstumm und klangberaubt.
Gefesselter! In Dein Gerüst geschlagen,
hoch trauernd über Deiner Stadt Gewimmel,
wo eng die Dächer schiefe Giebel tragen,
von altem Stolz und altem Prunke schwer.
Will unsichtbar Dich Feindeshaß zernagen,
aus dunklem Fluß und stürmelosem Meer
aufbrauender Nebel? Will Dein Bau zerfallen,
Du deutscher Dom? Doch Deines Schweigens Stimme hör' ich schallen:
"Wie ich gewesen, werd ich wieder frei!
Bald sollen wieder meine Glocken hallen.
Denn mein Jahrtausend ging noch nicht vorbei."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Fritz von Zwehl (1883 - 1966) [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Marienkirche zu Danzig im Gerüst", op. 79 no. 7 (193-?) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 92

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