Der Misanthrop
Language: German (Deutsch)
A
Erst sitzt er eine Weile,
Die Stirn von Wolken frei;
Auf einmal [kömmt]1 in Eile
Sein ganz Gesicht der Eule
Verzerrtem Ernste bei.
B
[Sie fragen]2 was das sei,
Lieb' oder Langeweile?
C
Ach! sie sind's alle Zwei!
Translation(s): ENG
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1 Zelter: "kommt"
2 Zelter: "Ihr fraget"
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The misanthrope
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A
First he sits for a while,
His forehead unclouded;
Suddenly in great haste
His whole face assumes
The ghastly seriousness of an owl.
B
You ask what that might be,
Love or boredom?
C
Ah! it is both of them!
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Based on- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop"
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Gary Bachlund, Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, Karl Friedrich Zelter. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2013-10-31.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:22
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Word count: 41
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