by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
Weine büßende Thränen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Weine büßende Thränen, Steige duldend hinab, Dich dem Himmel versöhnen Kann allein das Grab.
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Confirmed with Die Kreuzfahrer. Ein Schauspiel in fünf Aufzügen von A. von Kotzebue, Pesth: Jos. Leyrer, Buchhändler, 1816, appears in fünfter Act, dritte Scene, page 88.
Authorship
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, first published 1816 [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 Ludwig Abeille (1761 - 1838), "Nonnenchor, zu den Kreuzfahrern" [vocal trio with piano], from Acht Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Weine büßende Thränen", WoO 59, published 1844, first performed 1845 [voice and orchestra], from the opera Die Kreuzfahrer, Cassel: Aubel'schen Buchdruckerei [ sung text checked 1 time]
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