Der Einsamste

Nun, da der Tag
des Tages müde ward, und aller Sehnsucht Bäche
von neuem Trost plätschern,
auch alle Himmel, aufgehängt in Gold-Spinnetzen,
zu jedem Müden sprechen: "Ruhe nun!" -
Was ruhst du nicht, du dunkles Herz,
was stachelt dich zu fußwunder Flucht...
Wes harrest du?

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) , "Der Einsamste", 1884

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) , "Nun da der Tag des Tages müde ward", 1939 [4mv], from Drei Chöre, no. 2.
by Ernst Pepping (1901-1981) , "Die Einsamste", 1946, published 1949 [voice and piano], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 15.
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Der Einsamste", op. 13 no. 4 (1935-6).
by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Der Einsamste", op. 1 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 2 (1903-4), published 1912. [baritone and piano], also set in English

by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "The loneliest man", op. 1 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 2 (1903-4), published 1912, copyright © 1939. [baritone and piano], also set in German

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