Weltlauf

Hat man viel, so wird man bald
Noch viel mehr dazu bekommen.
Wer nur wenig hat, dem wird
Auch das Wenige genommen.

Wenn du aber gar nichts hast,
Ach, so lasse dich begraben --
Denn ein Recht zum Leben, Lump,
Haben nur, die etwas haben.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Weltlauf", from Romanzero, in Zweites Buch, in Lazarus, no. 1

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

by David Leonard Blake (1936-) , "Weltlauf", published 1981 [high voice and eleven instrumentalists], from From the mattress grave : a cycle of twelve songs to poems by Heine, no. 4, note: also set in English (Peter Palmer)
by Caspar René Hirschfeld (1965-) , "Weltlauf", op. 68 (Deutsche Lieder : Buch II für Gesang und Klavier) no. 16, published c2003.
by Heinrich Huber , "Weltlauf", from Dichter unbekannt, no. 26.
by Peter Janssens (1934-) , "Weltlauf", published 1976, from Heinrich Heine Song Buch, no. 19.
by Roland Moser (1943-) , "Weltlauf", published 1985 [soprano with a strong low voice, piano, and actor with props], from Heinelieder, no. 7.
by Hans Georg Pflüger (1944-1999) , "Weltlauf", op. 26 no. 1 [bass-baritone and piano], from Lazarus : zehn Lamentationen 'Aus der Matratzengruft' von Heinrich Heine, no. 1.
by Erich-Walter Sternberg (1891-1974) , "Weltlauf", 1928?30?, published 1973 [baritone and chamber orchestra], from Halochem ha'amitz = Der brave Soldat = The brave soldier, no. 2.
by (Richard Gustav) Heinz Tiessen (1887-1971) , "Weltlauf", op. 55 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine) no. 1, published 1951. [soprano and piano]
by Adriaan de Wit (1952-) , "Weltlauf", op. 22 (Sieben Heine-Lieder) no. 2, published 1999. [soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano]

ENG English [singable] (Peter Palmer)

Date added to the website: 2008-02-09.

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