by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Hebe selbst die Hindernisse
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hebe selbst die Hindernisse, Neige dich herab, Zypresse! Daß ich deinen Gipfel küsse Und das Leben dran vergesse.
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Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 1 [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 Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1848), "Hebe selbst die Hindernisse", 1877 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-16
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