Wagen mußt du und flüchtig erbeuten

Wagen mußt du und flüchtig erbeuten,
Hinter uns schon durch die Nacht hör' ich's schreiten,
Schwing' auf mein Roß dich nur schnell 
Und küß' noch im Flug mich wildschönes Kind,
Geschwind,
Denn der Tod ist ein rascher Gesell.

by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , no title, from Wanderlieder, in Der Soldat, no. 2

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

by Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) , "Reiterlied", op. 12 (3 Männerchöre) no. 2 (1872-3). [TTBB chorus a cappella]
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Der Soldat II", 1886-8, from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 6.

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ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

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