diff --git a/app/api/public-songs/route.ts b/app/api/public-songs/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1410b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/public-songs/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+// Öffentliche, schreibgeschützte Song-Liste für das Spiel (GuessInput etc.).
+// Kein Auth, nur Lesen der nötigsten Felder.
+export async function GET() {
+    const songs = await prisma.song.findMany({
+        orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+        select: {
+            id: true,
+            title: true,
+            artist: true,
+        },
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json(songs);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/components/GuessInput.tsx b/components/GuessInput.tsx
index 1e0c4b0..608cae8 100644
--- a/components/GuessInput.tsx
+++ b/components/GuessInput.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,25 @@ export default function GuessInput({ onGuess, disabled }: GuessInputProps) {
     const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        fetch('/api/songs')
-            .then(res => res.json())
-            .then(data => setSongs(data));
+        fetch('/api/public-songs')
+            .then(res => {
+                if (!res.ok) {
+                    throw new Error(`Failed to load songs: ${res.status}`);
+                }
+                return res.json();
+            })
+            .then(data => {
+                if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+                    setSongs(data);
+                } else {
+                    console.error('Unexpected songs payload in GuessInput:', data);
+                    setSongs([]);
+                }
+            })
+            .catch(err => {
+                console.error('Error loading songs for GuessInput:', err);
+                setSongs([]);
+            });
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {