Solidität | Liebe sprach zum Gott der Lieder

Solidität

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Liebe sprach zum Gott der Lieder,
Sie verlange Sicherheiten,
Ehe sie sich ganz ergebe,
Denn es wären schlechte Zeiten.

Lachend gab der Gott zur Antwort:
Ja, die Zeiten sich verändern,
Und du sprichst jetzt wie ein alter
Wuchrer, welcher leiht auf Pfändern.

Ach, ich hab nur eine Leier,
Doch sie ist von gutem Golde.
Wieviel Küsse willst du borgen
Mir darauf, o meine Holde?

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Solidität", appears in Romanzero, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Lamentationen, no. 14 [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 David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Solidität", 1981 [high voice and instrumental ensemble (11 instruments)], from From the mattress grave : a cycle of twelve songs to poems by Heine, no. 6. [
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by David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Solidität", 1978 [voice and piano], from Nine Songs, no. 5. [
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by David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Solidität", published 1985 [baritone, oboe, and piano], from Five Heine Songs, no. 4. [
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by David Leonard Blake (b. 1936), "Solidität", published 1988 [baritone, oboe, and string quartet], from Six Heine Songs, no. 5. [
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by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Solidität", 2014. [voice and piano] [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-10-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 64