Songs
Von Händlern wird die Kunst bedroht
(1918)
Op. 66
Part of a series or song cycle:
Der Krämerspiegel (Op. 66)
Von Händlern wird die Kunst bedroht
Von Händlern wird die Kunst bedroht,
Da habt ihr die Bescherung:
Sie bringen der Musik den Tod,
Sich selber die Verklärung …
Art is threatened by shopkeepers
Art is threatened by shopkeepers,
And there you have it:
They bring Death to music,
Transfiguration to themselves …
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Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
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