by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
Fragen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Lohnt es sich, ein Heim zu haben, Dinge, die man liebt und kennt, wo der Zufall von den Gaben seiner Gunst uns wieder trennt? Oder ist der Sinn des Lebens, daß man Dinge kennenlernt und zeitlebens sich vergebens danach sehnt und sich entfernt?
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, "Fragen", 1907, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 20, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elisabeth Schultz (1846 - 1926), as E. Adaïewsky, "Fragen" [ voice and string quartet ], arranged c1911/12 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Questions", 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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