by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
Rasche Fahrt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Über die Täler und über die Berge hastet das Leben der Tage dahin, und es zersplittert sich rasch in der Ferne, was ich gewesen bin und was ich bin. Rascher und weiter! Bedenkst du das Ende, stürzest du vorwärts zu neuem Beginn!
Text Authorship:
- by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [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 Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Rasche Fahrt", 1903, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Rapid journey", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
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