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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Ach auch wieviel Weisheit muß
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach auch wieviel Weisheit muß
Doch Frau Sonne scheinen;
Schad' um ihren süßen Kuß
An lebend'gen Steinen!
Ich will's anders treiben.
"Ego sum
Jung und dumm"
Und so will ich bleiben! 

Was sie nie ergründet laßt
Quält sie Stund' um Stunde  -- 
Wer den vollen Humpen faßt, 
Der kommt stets zum Grunde!
Das sind meine Lehren.
"Ego sum
Jung und dumm"
Und wer will mir's wehren?

Weiß wohl eine Fraue hier,
Schön wie die Frau Sonne;
Weise wär's:  ich ließ' von ihr,
Doch schafft Torheit Wonne.
So mag Torheit walten!
"Ego sum
Jung und dumm"
Mög' mir's Gott erhalten!

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Dichtungen (hochdeutsch) von Karl Stieler, Stuttgart: Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1908. This collection is the Zweiter Band from Karl Stieler Gesammelte Werke. Appears in Lied eines fahrenden Schülers, page 293.


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Trostlied", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 11. Lieder eines fahrenden Schülers (XIII. Jahrhundert.) [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 Theodor Podbertsky (1846 - 1913), "Trostlied", op. 155 no. 2, published <<1904 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Ego sum jung und dumm", published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-04-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 98

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