Die Lehre

Mutter zum Bienelein:
"Hüt dich vor Kerzenschein!"
Doch was die Mutter spricht,
Bienelein achtet nicht;

Schwirret ums Licht herum,
Schwirret mit Sum-sum-sum,
Hört nicht die Mutter schrein:
"Bienelein! Bienelein!"

Junges Blut, tolles Blut,
Treibt in die Flammenglut,
Treibt in die Flamm hinein, -
"Bienelein! Bienelein !"

's flackert nun lichterrot,
Flamme gab Flammentod; -
Hüt dich vor Mägdelein,
Söhnelein! Söhnelein!

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , "Die Lehre", from Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 59

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

by Beatrice Abrahams , "Die Lehre", published 1900? [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4, under the pseudonym Beatrice Aram; Amsterdam : G. Alsbach & Co.
by Max Bendix (1866-1945) , "Die Lehre", op. 10 no. 4, published 1923. [high voice and piano]
by Gerard Bunk (1888-1958) , "Die Lehre", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder nach Texten verschiedener Dichter) no. 6, published c1910.
by Frederick C. Fairbanks , "Die Lehre", published 1906, also set in English
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Die Lehre", op. 41 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5.
by Heinrich Geist , "Die Lehre", from Elf Lieder, no. 5.
by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848-1906) , "Die Lehre", published 1893 [voice and piano], from Neue Lieder und Gesänge, no. 17.
by Ph. Heinz , "Die Lehre"
by (Charles) Alfred de Kaiser (1872-1917) , "Die Lehre", published 1906, also set in English
by Andreas Kleinert (1957-) , "Die Lehre", published c1983.
by Georg Lothar Liebling (1865-1946) , "Die Lehre", published 1898?
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861-1932) , "Die Lehre", op. 169.
by Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) , "Die Lehre", op. 13 (Balladen und Romanzen) no. 5.
by Friedrich Schiff , "Die Lehre", op. 7 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Johan Selmer (1844-1910) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Eine kleine Anthologie : zehn deutsche Gedichte) no. 2, published 1890? [medium voice and piano]
by Franz Suchy (1891-?) , "Die Lehre", from Vier Lieder, no. 3.
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Drei Lieder) no. 3.
by Max Zenger (1837-1911) , "Die Lehre", op. 29 (Fünf Duette) no. 3. [soprano, alto, and piano]

by Frederick C. Fairbanks , "The little bee", published 1906, also set in German

by Tibor Harsanyi (1898-1954) , "La leçon", 1923, published 1925, from Six mélodies, no. 5.

by (Charles) Alfred de Kaiser (1872-1917) , "The busy bee", published 1906, also set in German

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