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by Hans von Hopfen (1835 - 1904)

Du schweigst! ‑‑ Die Todten schweigen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du schweigst! -- Die Todten schweigen.
Was lebet, lacht und spricht,
Soll dem Verstummen zeigen,
Daß Liebe Treue bricht?

Doch wer darf Liebe lästern,
Die allzu flüchtig war!
Wo sind die Wolken von gestern,
Der Schnee vom vorigen Jahr?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hans von Hopfen (1835 - 1904), "Du schweigst", appears in Jugendliebe [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 Ludwig von Erlanger (b. 1862), "Du schweigst, die Todten schweigen", op. 25 (Zwölf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Hofbauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fritz Kögel , "Du schweigst! die Toten schweigen", op. 4 (Acht Gedichte von Hans Hopfen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

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