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by Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (1840 - 1909)

Du kannst ja doch nicht singen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du kannst ja doch nicht singen,
Was dir das Herz verbrennt,
In Melodie nicht bringen 
Das Höllenelement;
Dein eitles Saitenspiel zerschlag's;
Dein Qualenschicksal, stumm ertrag's.
Und bricht der stolze Wille,
Und reisst die zähe Kraft,
Und graut's dir ob der Stille,
Und sprengt der Schmerz die Haft
Die Musen fliehn dir scheu vorbei;
Schrei aus den wüsten Todesschrei.

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Heinrich Wilhelm Fitger (1840 - 1909) [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Du kannst ja doch nicht singen", op. 26 no. 10, published 1895 [medium voice and piano], from Lieder aus Winternächte, no. 10. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

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