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Muß Einer von dem Andern, Ach Gott, ach Gott, wie bald! Wie dir zu Fuß beim Wandern Fällt Blatt um Blatt im Wald. Dran denk' ich wohl ohn' Unterlaß, Und drob wird mir mein Auge naß: Muß Einer von dem Andern, Ach Gott, ach Gott, wie bald! Bald ist ein Herz gebrochen, Das erst noch fröhlich schlug; Ob's noch so frisch mag pochen, Ist's eitel Schein und Trug! Dran denk' ich wohl ohn' Unterlaß, Und drob wird mir mein Auge naß: Bald ist ein Herz gebrochen, Das erst noch fröhlich schlug! Doch Einer zu dem Andern Kommt auch, wer weiß, wie bald, Und bald nach kurzem Wandern Dein Trauerlied verhallt. Drauf hoff' ich wohl ohn' Unterlaß, Und nicht mehr bleibt mein Auge naß: Kommt Einer zu dem Andern, Wer weiß, wer weiß, wie bald!
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 305-306.
Also confirmed with Friedrich Oser, Kreuz- und Trostlieder, Wiesbaden: Julius Niedner, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865, pages 127-128.
Note: The poem's title is from the Liederbuch publication. In Kreuz- und Trostlieder the poem is untitled.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Muß Einer von dem Andern", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 329, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Zweites Buch, in 2. Auf des Bruders Tod, no. 39, first published 1865 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 461 (Vier zweistimmige Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1874 [ two-part chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 264 (Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1864 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 95 (Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4 [ mixed chorus ], in: Deutsches Liederbuch (ed. Rud. Palme) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Agathon Billeter (1834 - 1881), "Muß Einer von dem Andern", published 1868 [ voice and piano ], in Liederbuch für den Zofinger-Verein schweizerischer Studirender, deutsche Sektionen, Zürich: Druck von Zürcher und Furrer, song no. 163, pages 322-323 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Agathon Billeter (1834 - 1881), "Muß Einer von den Andern", op. 51, published 1876 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Braun (1868 - ?), "Muss einer von dem Andern", op. 10 (Zwei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1881 [ satb chorus ], Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Braun (1808 - 1882), "Muß einer von dem Andern", 1863 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ecker (1813 - 1879) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", published 1880 [ vocal duet and piano ], in: Halleluja. Organ für erste Hausmusik (ed. G. Postler and Dr. Fr. Zimmer) Quedlinburg: Vieweg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gartz (1819 - 1896), "Muß einer von dem Andern", 1857 [ mixed chorus ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Heim (1818 - 1880) [sung text not yet checked]
- by E. Herrmann-Süptitz , "Muss einer von dem Andern", published 1893 [ ttbb quartet ], Leipzig: Wilh. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Samuel Hoch (b. 1830) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Gustav Klauer (1826 - 1854), op. 16 no. 6 (1852-54), published 1854 [ men's chorus ], in: Kleine Lieder und Gesänge sowohl weltlichen, als auch kirchlichen Inhalts (ed. F.G. Klauer), Halle: H. Karmrodt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kuntze (1817 - 1883) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Liebe (1819 - 1900), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 71 no. 1, published 1880 [ mixed chorus ], in: Neue Regensburger Sängerhalle, Regensburg: Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Lob (1837 - 1908) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Traugott Niechciol (b. 1872) [ mixed chorus ], from Drei ernste Gesänge zum Totenfest, no. 2, Hameln: Oppenheimer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Pranz (1819 - 1870), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", published 1859 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder, no. 2, Nürnberg: Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Gottlieb Rabe (1815 - 1876) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Auf des Bruders Tod" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 126 (Zehn Lieder für Männerchor) no. 10, published 1880 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Pfeil [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Muss Einer von dem Andern", op. 26 (Zwei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 1, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 135
One must leave the other Oh God, oh God, how soon! As when you are wandering in the forest Leaf upon leaf falls at your feet. I truly ponder that without ceasing, And my eyes grow tear-wet thereby: One must leave the other Oh God, oh God, how soon! Soon a heart will be broken That was only just pulsing joyfully; Though it may beat ever so briskly, It is nothing but illusion and deception! I truly ponder that without ceasing, And my eyes grow tear-wet thereby: Soon a heart will be broken That was only just pulsing joyfully! But one also comes to the other, Who knows how soon, And soon after a short time of wandering Your song of sorrow dies away. That is what I hope for without ceasing, And my eyes no longer remain tear-wet: One also comes to the other Who knows, who knows how soon!
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Translations of titles:
"Auf des Bruders Tod" = "Upon a brother's death"
"Muss Einer von dem Andern" = "One must leave the other"
"Muss einer von dem Andern" = "One must leave the other"
"Muß Einer von dem Andern" = "One must leave the other"
"Muß Einer von den Andern" = "One must leave the others"
"Muß einer von dem Andern" = "One must leave the other"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Muß Einer von dem Andern", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 329, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Zweites Buch, in 2. Auf des Bruders Tod, no. 39, first published 1865
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 152