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by Detlev von Liliencron (1844 - 1909)

Kleine Ballade
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hoch weht mein Busch, hell klirrt mein Schild
Im Wolkenbruch der Feindesklingen.
Die malen kein Madonnenbild
Und tönen nicht wie Harfensingen.

Und in den Staub der letzte Schelm,
Der mich vom Sattel wollte stechen!
Ich schlug ihm Feuer in den Helm,
Und sah ihn todt zusammenbrechen.

Ihr wolltet stören meinen Herd?
Ich zeigte euch die Mannessehne.
Und lachend trockne ich mein Schwert
An meines Rosses schwarzer Mähne.

Confirmed with Detlev von Liliencron, Adjutantenritte, Zweite Auflage, Berlin, Schuster & Loeffler, 1896, pages 14-15.


Text Authorship:

  • by Detlev von Liliencron (1844 - 1909), "Kleine Ballade", appears in Adjudantenritte [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 Hans Pogge , "Kleine Ballade", op. 3 no. 1, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gedichte von Detlev Freihrerrn von Lilienkron für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Hamburg, Leichssenring [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Kleine Ballade", 1905-7 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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