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by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

Der Einsame
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Verhaßt ist mir das Folgen und das Führen.
Gehorchen? Nein! Und aber nein - Regieren!
Wer sich nicht schrecklich ist, macht niemand Schrecken:
Und nur wer Schrecken macht, kann andre führen.
Verhaßt ist mirs schon, selber mich zu führen!
Ich liebe es, gleich Wald- und Meerestieren,
mich für ein gutes Weilchen zu verlieren,
in holder Irrnis grüblerisch zu hocken,
von ferne her mich endlich heimzulocken,
mich selber zu mir selber - zu verführen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Der Einsame" [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 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Der Einsame", 1898 [medium voice and piano], from 4 Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Nietzsche, no. 2. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 71

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