Blumentopf - Was Du Brauchst

... The poet is the last person who rejoices that his poems shifted to music. Since he is primarily concerned with the content, and the content, as a rule, is not fully and immediately acquired by the reader. Even when the poem printed on paper, there is no guarantee that the reader understands the content. When music also superimposed on the verse, then, from the poet, an additional eclipse occurs. So, on the one hand, if you are free, then you are flattered that the composer wrote music to your poems. But if you are preoccupied with the reaction of the public to your text - and this is where your work begins and what it ultimately comes down to - then there is absolutely nothing to celebrate here. Even if you are dealing with the best composer in the world. Music generally takes poetry to a completely different dimension. - Joseph Alexandrovich Brodsky