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by Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben (1806 - 1849)

Wer spricht es aus, das Wort des Lebens?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Chosen for Diff
Wer spricht es aus, das Wort des Lebens? 
Wem ward sein tief Geheimniß kund? 
Es ringt des Mannes Kraft vergebens 
Sich an des Abgrunds Pforte rund: 

Und sieh'!  der Frauen zart Gemüthe 
Pflückt, spielend an der Tiefe Rand, 
Das Räthsel ab, wie eine Blüthe,  -- 
Denn alles löst der Liebe Hand. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Gedichte, zweiter Band, Wien: Carl Gerold, 1851, page 166. Appears in Album-Blätter


Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben (1806 - 1849), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Album-Blätter [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 Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Wer spricht es aus", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2022-04-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

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