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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Für ewig
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Denn was der Mensch in seinen Erdeschranken
Von hohem Glück mit Götternamen nennt,
Die Harmonie der Treue, die kein Wanken.
Der Freundschaft, die nicht Zweifelsorge kennt;
Das Licht, das Weisen nur zu einsamen Gedanken,
Das Dichtern nur in schönen Bildern brennt?
Das hatt' ich all' in meinen besten Stunden,
In ihr entdeckt und es für mich gefunden.

Confirmed with Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Dritter Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1828, page 49.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Für ewig", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Für ewig", 2009 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 57

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