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by Heinrich Albert (1604 - 1651)

Wie das Gras auf grünen Auen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie das Gras auf grünen Auen
wird vom Mäher abgehauen,
keine Blume bleibt verschont:
also heißt der Tod uns wandern,
reißt den einen nach dem andern
nieder, als er ist gewohnt.

Helfen kann kein Schwert noch Degen,
Todes Macht ist überlegen
auch des stärksten Helden Kraft:
Kronen, Zepter, Waffen, Lanzen
müssen alle mit ihm tanzen,
alles Fleisch wird fortgerafft.

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•   H. Gál 

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  • by Heinrich Albert (1604 - 1651) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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  • by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Der Totentanz", op. 50 no. 4 (1936-7), published 1948, first performed 1948 [SATB quartet, SATB chorus, and orchestra], from De Profundis, no. 4, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

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