Zu Rossen, ewige Lust
Zu leben, wie wenn Nachtigallen
Süssen Ton der Heimat oder die Schneegans
Den Ton anstimmet über
Dem Erdkreis, [sehnend]1.

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Confirmed with Hymns and Fragments by Friedrich Hölderlin, translated and introduced by Richard Sieburth, Princeton University Press, 1984.

¹ Komma: "sehend"

Authorship:

• by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), no title [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 Friedhelm Döhl (b. 1936), "Zu Rossen", subtitle: "Rondo I", 1969, first performed 1971 [baritone and piano], from ". . . wenn aber . . ." / 9 Fragmente nach Hölderlin, no. 4, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Karl Michael Komma (b. 1913), "Zu Rossen", 1975. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Michael Komma , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

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