by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Auf den Tod eines Kindes
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du kamst, Du gingst mit leiser Spur, ein flücht'ger Gast im Erdenland; woher? Wohin? Wir wissen nur: Aus Gottes Hand in Gottes Hand.
Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Auf den Tod eines Kindes" [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 Georg Alexander, Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1859 - 1909), "Auf den Tod eines Kindes", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Bass-Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1879 [ bass and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Auf den Tod eines Kindes", op. 3 no. 6 (1907) [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Uhland, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "On the death of a child", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur la mort d'un enfant", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 23