by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
Wenn sich in Pallästen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Wenn sich in Pallästen Tagediebe mästen, Sind sie drum beglückt? Jeder weiß am besten Wo der Schuh ihn drückt. Klug wer in Beschwerden Sich freiwillig bückt, Denn der soll auf Erden Noch gebohren werden, Den der Schuh nicht drückt.
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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Authorship:
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Die Versöhnung, first published 1801 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Schumacher Lied", stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Shoemaker's song", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-07
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