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by Max Barthel (1893 - 1975)

Schicksal
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Leben gibst Du,
Leben nimmst Du,
Menschen wachsen
Aus ihrer Enge,
Menschen fallen
Aus Freiheit und Knechtschaft,
Unerbittlich sind Deine Lose.

Ich heb nicht die Hände
Und flehe um Gnade,
Fall ich, so fall ich,
Steig ich, so steig ich,
Doch immer aufrecht
Will ich bestehen,
Selbst im zermalmenden Sturz.

Denn ein Schicksal
Ist jedem gegeben,
Ist uns wie Wein
Und tägliches Brot.
Herb ist der letzte Tropfen
Im Kelche. Aber noch lächelt uns,
Brüder, das Licht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Max Barthel (1893 - 1975), "Schicksal", appears in Arbeiterseele, first published 1920 [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 Emil Mattiesen (1875 - 1939), "Schicksal", op. 15 no. 1, from Überwindungen, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-02
Line count: 21
Word count: 77

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