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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Die Welt wär' ein Sumpf, stinkfaul und...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Welt wär' ein Sumpf, stinkfaul und matt,
Ohne die Enthusiasten:
Die lassen den Geist nicht rasten.
Die besten Narrn, die Gott [selbst]1 lieb hat,
Mit ihrem Treiben und Hasten!
Ihr eigen Ich vergessen sie,
Himmel und Erde fressen sie
Und fressen sich nie satt.

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•   O. Schoeck 

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Original poem headed with "In C. Künzels Album"
1 omitted by Schoeck.

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), no title [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 Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "Die Enthusiasten", 1993 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Die Enthusiasten", op. 62 no. 28 (1948-9) [ voice and piano ], from Das holde Bescheiden: Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 28, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Die Enthusiasten", op. 36 (Sechs Gesänge für mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 5 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

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