Du und ich, lieber Gott, wir beide wissen es, Daß deine Welt noch lange nicht Fertig war, als der siebente Tag Anbrach. Du hattest dich dazumal Darauf verlassen, Daß deine Geschöpfe Gehilfen dir würden. O weh. Leiden läutern uns nicht, Und durch Schaden wird man nicht klug. Nur gerissen. – Herr, du gabst uns die Welt, wie sie ist. Gib uns doch bitte dazu Das seinerzeit leider Nicht mitgelieferte Weltgewissen!
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Text Authorship:
- by Mascha Kaléko, née Golda Malka Aufen (1907 - 1975) [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 Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), " Kurzer Dialog", copyright © 1977 [ voice and oboe ], from Fünf Oboenlieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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