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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Nicht mehr barfuß sollst du traben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nicht mehr barfuß sollst du traben,
Deutsche Freiheit, durch die Sümpfe,
Endlich kommst du auf die Strümpfe,
Und auch Stiefeln sollst du haben!

Auf dem Haupte sollst du tragen
Eine warme Pudelmütze,
Daß sie dir die Ohren schütze
In den kalten Wintertagen.

Du bekommst sogar zu essen -
Eine große Zukunft naht dir! -
Laß dich nur vom welschen Satyr
Nicht verlocken zu Exzessen!

Werde nur nicht dreist und dreister!
Setz nicht den Respekt beiseiten
Vor den hohen Obrigkeiten
Und dem Herren Bürgermeister!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Verheißung", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zeitgedichte, no. 15 [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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Verheißung", published 1976, from Heine-Lieder: 15 Lieder, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Janssens (b. 1934), "Nicht mehr barfuß : aus Zeitgedichte : Verheißung ", published 1976, from Heinrich Heine Song Buch, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georg Katzer (1935 - 2019), "Gedicht Nr. 18 (Zeitgedichte) ", 1986?, published 1989 [ high voice and piano ], from 5 neue Heine-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Attila Cornelius Zoller (1927 - 1998), "Heinin' the Message : [pt.2] Verheißung ", from Jazz und Lyrik : Heinrich Heine, no. 6b [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 81

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