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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Ein nervöser Mensch auf einer Wiese
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein nervöser Mensch auf einer Wiese
wäre besser ohne sie daran;
darum seh' er, wie er ohne diese
(meistens mindstens) leben kann.

Kaum dass er gelegt sich auf die Gräser,
naht der Ameis, Heuschreck, Mück und Wurm,
naht der Tausendfuß und Ohrenbläser,
und die Hummel ruft zum Sturm.

Ein nervöser Mensch auf einer Wiese
tut drum besser, wieder aufzustehn
und dafür in andre Paradiese
(beispielshalber: weg) zu gehn.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Philantropisch" [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 Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Ein nervöser Mensch", op. 80 no. 4 (1976), first performed 1977 [ tenor, reciter, men's chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from Bim Bam Bum, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Philantropisch" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Philanthropisch", from Galgenlieder, no. 43 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Philantropisch", op. 43b no. 6, published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Neue Galgenlieder von Christian Morgenstern, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfred Schuster (1910 - 1980), "Philanthropisch", 1947 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenlieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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