by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Halbe Arbeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Leibeigenschaft war nur der Rumpf, Nur halb erlegte man den Drachen, Der noch aus dem feudalen Sumpf Zu uns herüberreckt den Rachen; Behalten blieb es bessern Tagen, Das freche Haupt herabzusclagen.
Text Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Halbe Arbeit" [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Halbe Arbeit", 2009 [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Half-done Job", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 31