Hur skönt är på jord

Hur skönt är på jord
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a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 31 CZE ENG FRE

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

by John [Jacques] Jacobsson (1835-1909) , "Hur skönt är på jord", 1867?, from Liebeshoffnung, no. 2, note: also set in German

by Wilhelm Czerwinski (1837-1893) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", op. 10 (Gesänge und Lieder) no. 3.
by Johann Wolfgang von Ehrenstein (?-1870) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", op. 11 no. 8, from Leid und Lust : Liedercyclus, no. 8.
by Carl Ludwig Fischer (1816-1877) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", op. 31 (Lieder) no. 4.
by Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", op. 42 no. 3, published 190-?, note: also set in Czech
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Die Welt ist so schön", published c2004-5 [low voice and piano], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Winterzyklus, no. 11.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Grund (1791-1874) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau" [two sopranos and piano], from Sechs Duette, no. 4.
by Hedwig Hertz , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", published 1867 [medium voice and piano], from Zwölf Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 2.
by Charles Edward Horsley (1822-1876) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", op. 21 (Lieder) no. 6.
by John [Jacques] Jacobsson (1835-1909) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", 1867?, from Liebeshoffnung, no. 2, note: also set in Swedish
by Marie L. Shedlock (1854-1935) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", published 1886, from Ten Songs, no. 2, note: also set in English
by Johann Végh (1845-1918) , "Die Welt ist so schön und der Himmel so blau", from Zwölf Gedichte, Heft 1, no. 1

by John Joseph Becker (1886-1961) , no title, 1925, from Heine Song Cycle, no. 2.

by Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951) , "Jak krásný ten svet", op. 42 no. 3, published 190-?, note: also set in German

by Nancy Van de Vate , "The earth is so lovely", 1962 [medium voice and piano], from Five somber songs, no. 5.

by Marie L. Shedlock (1854-1935) , no title, published 1886, from Ten Songs, no. 2, note: also set in German

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