Warum doch erschallen

Warum doch erschallen
himmelwärts die Lieder?
Zögen gerne nieder
Sterne, die droben
Blinken und wallen,
Zögen sich Lunas
Lieblich Umarmen,
Zögen die warmen,
Wonnigen Tage
Seliger Götter
Gern uns herab!

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , from Was wir bringen

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

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Warum?", op. 92 (Vier Quartette) no. 4 (<<1884). [satb,pf]
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Aus dem Vorspiel: Was wir bringen", published 1802. [3v (female),pf/harp]

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