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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)

Die Hauptsache
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wir sind, wer weiß es von wem, auf die Welt,
Wer weiß es woher, wozu gestellt;
Es ist ein Gewirre.
Der eine geht seinen Weg gradaus,
Der andre findet nie nach Haus,
Jeder geht einmal irre.

Ich -- weiß nicht viel
Von End und Ziel,
Geh meine Straße wie im Spiel
Und denke frei:
Was es auch sei, --
Ich bin auf der Welt und du bist dabei.

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Die Hauptsache", appears in Gemma [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Die Hauptsache", op. 85 no. 1, published 1909 [voice and piano], from Sieben Gedichte aus Otto Julius Bierbaums "Der neubestellte Irrgarten der Liebe", no. 1, Leipzig, C. F. Peters [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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