by Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769 - 1860)
Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab
Language: German (Deutsch)
Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab, denn ich bin des Wanderns müde! Von der Erde scheid ich ab, denn mir ruft des Himmels Friede, denn mir ruft die süße Ruh von den Engeln droben zu. Darum letzte gute Nacht! Sonn und Mond und liebe Sterne, fahret wohl mit eurer Pracht! Denn ich reis in weite Ferne, reise hin zum jenem Glanz, worin ihr verschwindet ganz.
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Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769 - 1860) [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Grablied", op. 137 no. 7 (1914) [voice and piano or organ or harmonium], from Zwölf geistliche Lieder, no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Richard Schmidt (1839 - 1920), "Geht nun hin und grabt mein Grab", subtitle: "Geistliches Lied", op. 3, published 1867 [vocal quartet for male voices], Berlin, Trautwein [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , from Kinder-Lieder, in 2. Lieder und Bilder aus der Natur, copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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