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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Gott geleite die armen traurigen Kranken...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Gott geleite die armen traurigen Kranken heim!
Gott geleite die müden irren Gedanken heim!
Gott verleihe dir einen Stab der Geduld, mein Herz,
müder Wanderer! um am Stabe zu wanken heim.
Gott verleihe dir einen gnädigen Hauch, mein Schiff!
aus den Wogen des Unbestandes zu schwanken heim.
Alle Triebe, dem dunklen Schoße, der Erde entblüht,
aufwärts ringen sie, sich zum Lichte zu ranken heim.
Alle duftigen Blütenstäubchen der Frühlingsluft,
rastlos sprühen sie, bis zum Staube sie sanken heim.
Also sehnet Hafisens Seele sich himmelwärts,
und sein Irdisches zu den irdischen Schranken heim.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Heimweh", appears in Wanderung, in 3. Dritter Bezirk. Ghaselen [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 Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803 - 1836), "Gott geleite die armen traurigen Kranken heim", op. 12 no. 3, published 1836, from Persische Lieder von Fr. Rückert, no. 3, Berlin, Bethge [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Heim", op. 165 (Acht Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ohne Begleitung) no. 4, published 1874 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Moritz Weyermann (1832 - 1888), "Geistliches Lied", op. 16 (Drei geistliche Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Elberfeld, Küpper [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-10-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 92

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