Wúrzè des waldes und érzè des goldes und elliu abgründe diu sint dir, hêrre, künde, Diu stênt in dîner hende. allez himelschlîchez her ez enmöhte dich niht volloben an ein ende.
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Text Authorship:
- by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200) [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962) , no title ; composed by Walter Courvoisier, Hanni Schoen-Knauff.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-07
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Wurzeln des Waldes und Erze des Goldes und jeder tiefe Abgrund sind dir, Herr, alleine kund. Alles steht in deinen Händen; und das ganze Himmelsheer Könnte nie, o Herr, dein Lob vollenden.
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Confirmed with Koenig, Deutsche Litteraturgeschichte, Volume 1, Velhagens & Klasing, 1893, p.158
Text Authorship:
- by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Wurzeln des Waldes", op. 23 (Sieben alte deutsche Gedichte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hanni Schoen-Knauff (1905 - 1991), "An den Unendlichen", 1936 [ 2 voices and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-14
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