The Song of the Bell (German: “Das Lied von der Glocke”, also translated as The Lay of the Bell) is a poem that the German poet Friedrich Schiller published in 1798. It is one of the most famous poems of German literature and with 430 lines also one of the longest. In it, Schiller combines a knowledgeable technical description of a bell founding with points of view and comments on human life, its possibilities and risks.
Read more about Song Of The Bell: Origin, Reception, Recitations and Music Versions, An Element of German Cultural Heritage, Translations, Literature
Famous quotes containing the words song of, song and/or bell:
“Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.”
—Bible: Hebrew Song of Solomon, 2:5.
“Now that you are laid out,
useless as a blind dog,
now that you no longer lurk,
the song rings in my head.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.”
—Jeffrey Archer (b. 1940)