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by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm

Letzter Wille
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Wenn einst der Tod an mein Lager tritt,
Drei Stücke gib in den Sarg mir mit:

Geraniumblüthe brennend roth,
Wie meine Lieb' war bis zum Tod;

Ein duftend Röslein auch leg' hin,
Wild wachsend wie mein freier Sinn;

Ein Lorbeerzweig lieg' auch dabei,
Ein Zweig nur, daß kein Kranz es sei!

Dann setz' an meinen Sarg dich hin,
Und weine, daß ich gestorben bin;

Und sprichst du dann: Wie der, wie der, 
So liebt mich Niemand auf Erden mehr!

Dann ist mein Tagewerk gethan,
Dann schwingt mein Geist sich himmelan!

Text Authorship:

  • by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Letzter Wille", appears in Lieder der Liebe, no. 14 [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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Letzter Wille", op. 13 no. 5, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Liebe für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Darrera voluntat", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 90

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