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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Der zerrissne Grabkrans
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Auf einem Grab in Stücken
liegt ein zerrissne Kranz,
das Band ist durchgerissen,
wie sollt es bleiben ganz?

Wer weiss, ob er zu lange
nicht schon gehalten hat;
so mag er jetzt zerreissen
und modern Blatt für Blatt.

Was ist's auch, das den Toten
im Grab noch übrig bleibt?
Der Kranz ist welk geworden,
und bald ist er zerstäubt.

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):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La corona de morts esberlada", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59