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by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882)

Licht! mehr Licht!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Licht! mehr Licht!

Des Dichters Heil Vermächtniss,
dies Wort war's gross Jahrhundert,
und millionenmal,
tönt es im Wiederhall:
Licht! mehr Licht!

Verleihend Kraft den Geistern
rief's der Natur das "Werde!"
Drum alles strebt nach dir,
Darum verlangen wir.
Licht! mehr Licht!

Licht ist die Lieb', ist Leben,
ist Macht und edle Freiheit,
hinauf im hellen Chor,
zu dem Licht empor!
Licht! mehr Licht!

Das Wort "Licht soll es werden,"
Sprach schaffend Gott allmächtig,
Noch fehlt's an Dunkel nicht,
So gebe Gott nur Licht.
Licht! mehr Licht!

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882) [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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Licht! mehr Licht!", S. 84 no. 1 (1849). [men's chorus, 3 trombones, and tuba] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Licht! mehr Licht!", S. 84 no. 2 (1856). [men's chorus, 2 trumpets, and 3 trombones] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "De la lumière ! Plus de lumière !", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Light, more light!", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 86

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