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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Ich bin auf Leben und Tod gefaßt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich bin auf Leben und Tod gefaßt,
Die Liebe wird mich decken,
Daß mir das Leben keine Last,
Der Tod mir sei kein Schrecken.

Die Bürde des Lebens wird mir leicht,
Weil Liebe sie mir hilft tragen;
Und wenn sie vom Himmel die Hand mir reicht,
Wie dürft' ich am Grab verzagen? 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 1. Erster Strauß. Erwacht, no. 66 [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 (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Ich bin auf Leben und Tod gefaßt", op. 12 no. 4, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

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