Der Feind

Einen kenne ich,
Wir lieben ihn nicht;
Einen nenne ich,
Der die Schwerter zerbricht!
Weh! Sein Haupt steht in der Mitternacht,
Sein Fuß in [der Erde]1 Staub;
Vor ihm weht das Laub
Zur dunkeln Erde hernieder.
Ohne Erbarmen
In den Armen
Trägt er die [kindische]2,
Taumelnde Welt:
Tod -- so heißt er!
Und die Geister
Beben vor ihm, den schrecklichen Held!

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778-1842) , no title, 1812

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

by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884-1925) , "Der Feind", op. 8 (Vom Tode) no. 1, published 1922. [baritone and large orchestra]
by Ernst Pepping (1901-1981) , "Der Feind", 1946, published 1949 [voice and piano], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 36.
by Hermann Reutter (1900-1985) , "Der Feind", op. 61 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 2.
by Richard Trunk (1879-1968) , "Der Feind", op. 41 no. 6.

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