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by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894)

Menschenherz, Menschenherz!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Menschenherz, Menschenherz! 
Wie viel trägst du Lust und Schmerz! 
Nichts ist stark und stolz wie du,
Strebst und hämmerst ohne Ruh'.
Was da lebt,
Was da schwebt -- 
Allem ringst du nach voll Pein,
Alles muß dein eigen sein.
Menschenherz, Menschenherz! 
Wie viel trägst du Lust und Schmerz!

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Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title [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 (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Aus dem "kleinen Liedern vom Herzen"", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2, published 1879 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Stuttgart: G. A. Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 47

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