Ach, es ist so dunkel in des Todes...

Ach, es ist so dunkel in des Todes Kammer,
Tönt so traurig, wenn er sich bewegt
Und nun aufhebt seinen schweren Hammer
Und die Stunde schlägt.

by Matthias Claudius (1740-1815)

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

by Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) , "Ach, es ist so dunkel", op. 2 no. 2 (1922).
by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884-1925) , "Der Tod", op. 6 no. 3, published 1921.
by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884-1925) , "Der Tod", op. 8 (Vom Tode) no. 2, published 1922. [baritone and large orchestra]
by Huub de Lange (1955-) , "Der Tod", published 2008 [SATB chorus a cappella], from 5 Liedchen von Liebe und Tod, no. 2.
by Kurt Lange (1881-1958) , "Der Tod", published 191-?, from Drei Lieder, no. 2.
by Hermann Reutter (1900-1985) , "Der Tod", op. 60 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1947.
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Der Tod", op. 52 no. 16 (1937), from Wandsbecker Liederbuch, no. 16.
by Meinrad Schütter (1910-2006) , "Der Tod", 1956/76.
by Anton von Webern (1883-1945) , "Der Tod", 1901-4, from Acht frühe Lieder, no. 7.

ENG English (John Glenn Paton)
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland)
FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

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