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by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904)

Wir üben eine schöne Pflicht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wir üben eine schöne Pflicht
  Wir Sänger jung nnd alt,
Dem Blumenduft, dem Sternenlicht
  Gibt unser Sang Gestalt.

Wir finden für den stillsten Traum 
  Das Wort als Deuterin,
Und was die Meisten ahnen kaum, --
  Uns liegt es klar im Sinn.

Was Tausenden das Herz umzieht 
  Als trüber Dämmerschein,
Wir singen es in einem Lied 
  Laut in die Welt hinein! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Frische Lieder von Hermann Rollett, Zweite vermehrte Auflage, Ulm, Stettin'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1850, page 112.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904), "Die Sänger", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Friedliche Stimmen, first published 1846 [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 Otto Ladendorff , "Sangeskunst", op. 14 (3 Duette für Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1890 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Pfirstinger , "Sangeskunst", published 1902-5 [ men's chorus ], from Männerchöre, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Sangeskunst", op. 55 (Gesänge), Heft 2 no. 3, published 1896 [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-10-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

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