Genialisch treiben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG FRE ITA
So wälz ich ohne Unterlaß,
Wie Sankt Diogenes, mein Faß.
Bald ist es Ernst, bald ist es Spaß;
Bald ist es Lieb, bald ist es Haß;
Bald ist es dies, bald ist es das;
Es ist ein Nichts, und ist ein Was.
So wälz ich ohne Unterlaß,
Wie Sankt Diogenes, mein Faß.
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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):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tasca de geni", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Task of genius", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Occupation de génie", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Geniale darsi da fare", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52
Task of genius
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
So do I roll, without pause,
like Saint Diogenes, my barrel.
Now in earnest, now in jest;
now in love, now in hate;
now it is this, now it is that -
it is a Nothing, and it is a Something.
So do I roll, without pause,
like Saint Diogenes, my barrel.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 53