by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Warum doch erschallen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Warum doch erschallen himmelwärts die Lieder? Zögen gerne nieder Sterne, die droben Blinken und wallen, Zögen sich Lunas Lieblich Umarmen, Zögen die warmen, Wonnigen Tage Seliger Götter Gern uns herab!
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Was wir bringen [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Warum?", op. 92 (Vier Quartette) no. 4 (<<1884), published 1884 [ satb chorus and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Aus dem Vorspiel: Was wir bringen", published 1802 [ vocal trio of female voices and piano or harp ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Why then do songs resound heavenwards?", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pourquoi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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