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by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)

Warum denn währt des Lebens Glück
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Warum denn währt des Lebens Glück
Nur einen Augenblick?
Die zarteste der Freuden
Stirbt wie der Schmetterling,
Der, hangend an der Blume,
Verging, verging.

Wir ahnen, wir genießen kaum
Des Lebens kurzen Traum.
Nur im unsel'gen Leiden
Wird unser Herzeleid
In einer bangen Stunde
Zur Ewigkeit.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Der Augenblick" [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 Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Frage", op. 27 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Weinholtz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Woldemar Sacks , "Warum?", op. 10 ([Vier] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Philip Wolfrum (1854 - 1919), "Der Augenblick", op. 15 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, 3. Heft) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 46

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