by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Hätte Gott mich anders gewollt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Hätte Gott mich anders gewollt, So hätte er mich anders gebaut; Da er mir aber Talent gezollt, Hat er mir viel vertraut. Ich brauch es zur Rechten und Linken, Weiß nicht, was daraus kommt; Wenns nicht mehr frommt, Wird er schon winken.
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Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Talent", 1990 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Talent", copyright © 1990, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-13
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