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by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803) and sometimes misattributed to Johann Ferdinand Schlez (1759 - 1839)

Stark ist des Todes rauhe Hand
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Stark ist des Todes rauhe Hand,
Doch stärker ist die Liebe; 
Und fest umarmt des Grabes Band,
Doch fester herzt die Liebe.
Die Kohle glimmt, das Feuer sprüht,
Doch höher flammt und tiefer glüht
Die Wonne süßer Liebe.

Kein Wasser löscht ihr Feuer aus,
Kein Strom ertränkt die Liebe.
Böt' ein Verschmähter Hof und Haus
Für ungeschminkte Liebe,
Umsonst wär' alles Gut und Geld,
Denn fern von Kauf und Gold und Welt,
Bleibt ewig frei die Liebe.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Liebe" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
  • sometimes misattributed to Johann Ferdinand Schlez (1759 - 1839)

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 Friedrich Hugo, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760 - 1812), "Liebe", c1789, published [1795] [ voice and piano or organ or harpsichord ], from Lieder : 1. Sammlung, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Liebe", alternate title: "Die Macht der Liebe", c1790-5, published [1794] [ voice and piano ], in Lieder in Musik gesetzt von H. G. Nägeli erste Sammlung. Zürich: im Verlage des Verfassers [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-22
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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