by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)
Gebet
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Herr, laß mich hungern dann und wann, Satt sein macht stumpf und träge, Und schick' mir Feinde, Mann um Mann, Kampf hält die Kräfte rege. Gib leichten Fuß zu Spiel und Tanz, Flugkraft in goldne Ferne, Und häng' den Kranz, den vollen Kranz, Mir höher in die Sterne.
Confirmed with Gustav Falke, Ausgewählte Gedichte, herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth, Berlin: Hofenberg, 2014, page 8
Text Authorship:
- by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Gebet" [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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Gebet", 1910, published 1910 [ medium voice, piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, I. Folge, Nr. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Gebet", op. 5 (Fünf Gedichte von Gustav Falke) no. 1 (1909), published 1913 [ voice and piano ], München, Wunderhorn-Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Prayer", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 48