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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Die Faulheit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Fleiß und Arbeit lob ich nicht.
Fleiß und Arbeit lob  ein Bauer.
Ja, der Bauer selber spricht,
Fleiß und Arbeit wird ihm sauer. 
Faul zu sein, sei meine Pflicht;
Diese Pflicht ermüdet nicht.
Bruder, laß das Buch voll Staub.
Willst du länger mit ihm wachen?
Morgen bist du selber Staub!  
Laß uns faul in allen Sachen,
Nur nicht faul zu Lieb und Wein, 
Nur nicht faul zur Faulheit sein.

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•   C. Schale 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Die Faulheit", appears in Lieder [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die Faulheit", 2012 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Christian Friedrich Schale (1713 - 1800), "Die Faulheit" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 74

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