Die Eule
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Eule scheut das Sonnenlicht,
Und kriecht in finstre Höhlen:
Warum? weil ihre Werke nicht
Den Menschen sich empfehlen.
Mich übereile keine That,
Die ich einst muß bereuen!
Denn wer ein gut Gewissen hat,
Braucht nie den Tag zu scheuen.
Confirmed with
Kleine Lyrische Gedichte von C.F. Weisse, III. Theil, Wien: F.A. Schrämbl, MDCCXCIII (1793), page 101.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The owl", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
The owl
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The owl eschews the light of the sun,
And crawls into dark caves:
Why? Because its works
Do not commend themselves to mankind.
May I not be overtaken by any action
That I must regret someday!
For he who has a clear conscience
Never has to dread the light of day.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 51
