by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Aber ich will nimmer leben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Aber ich will nimmer leben Schlafenden brüllen spielen Mord und Tod!
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Friedhelm Döhl (b. 1936), "Lied des Schweden", subtitle: "Rondo II", 1969, first performed 1971 [ baritone and piano ], from ". . . wenn aber . . ." / 9 Fragmente nach Hölderlin, no. 6, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Lied des Schweden - Fragment 4", 1976-7, from Hölderlin-Fragmente, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
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