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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Der Mensch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn aus sich lebt der Mensch und wenn sein Rest sich zeiget,
So ist's, als wenn ein Tag sich Tagen unterscheidet,
Daß ausgezeichnet sich der Mensch zum Reste neiget,
Von der Natur getrennt und unbeneidet.

Als wie allein ist er im andern weiten Leben,
Wo rings der Frühlings grünt, der Sommer freundlich weilet
Bis daß das Jahr im Herbst hinunter eilet,
Und immerdar die Wolken uns umschweben.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der Mensch", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843 [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Der Mensch", from Hölderlin-Lieder: Zweiter Zyklus, no. 16 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 67

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