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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
O schauerliche Lebenswirrn,
wir hängen hier am roten Zwirn!
Die Unke unkt, die spinne spinnt,
und schiefe Scheitel kämmt der Wind.

O Greule, Greule, wüste Greule!
"Du bist verflucht!" so sagt die Eule.
Der Sterne Licht am Mond zerbricht.
Doch dich zerbrachs noch immer nicht.

O Greule, Greule, wüste Greule!
Hört ihr den Huf der Silbergäule?
Es schreit der Kauz: pardauz! pardauz!
da tauts, da grauts, da brauts, da blauts!

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Dieter Bäumle (1935 - 1981), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", first performed 1973 [ chorus and chamber orchestra ], from Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", from Galgenlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", from Galgenlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", 1966 [ medium voice, clarinet, marimba, violoncello ], from Rhymes from the Hill, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Gulda (1930 - 2000), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", 1950/1, first performed 1951 [ baritone and chamber orchestra ], from 7 Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Korff , "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", op. 7 no. 1, from Galgenlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder" [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant d'union des frères du gibet", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-11-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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