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Aria Guten Morgen, faules Glücke, steh auf und zieh dich an, es wird bald Mittag sein! Doch, ach, du bleibst bei deiner Mode und schläfst dich ganz gewiss nach endlich gar zur Tode; erwachst du gleich manchmal, so schlummerst du doch stets zu meiner grössten Qual wider mein Verhoffen ein. Recitative Erwache doch und reiss mich heute noch aus meiner vielen Sorgen! Warum verschiebest du den Abschnitt meiner Not bis morgen? Ich bin vielleicht wohl morgen tot. Doch, ihr Gedanken, still! Wenn ihr geduldig seid, wird euch zu seiner Zeit die Hoffnung frölich machen. Sie predigt mir bereits was Angenehmes vor und ruft und schreit mir in das Ohr: In kurzem wirst du glücklich sein. Aria Schlaf indessen, wertes Glücke, aber schlaf auch nicht zu lange! Denk doch einst an mich zürucke und vergnüge meine Qual, endlich doch einmal! Wo du mir's zu lange machst und nicht bald, nicht bald erwachst, macht mir endlich mit der Zeit deiner Blicke Schläfrigkeit das Leben feil, die Welt gedrange.
Text Authorship:
- by Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann  [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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Das Glück", from cantata Moralische Kantaten, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Dr Michael P. Rosewall) , "Happiness", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La fortuna", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Amelia Maria Imbarrato
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-30
Line count: 42
Word count: 166
Aria Good morning, lazy happiness, Get up and get dressed, It will soon be noon! Of course, ah, you linger As is your custom And would surely fall back asleep Until death comes; Sometimes you wake up - Yet always fall asleep again, To my great consternation And contrary to my hopes. Recitative Wake up And rip me away from Today’s many woes! Why do you delay The end of my distress Until tomorrow? Tomorrow I may well be dead. Truly, you thoughts, be quiet! If you will be patient, For you, in time, Hope will bring happiness. It is already promising Something delightful, Calling and howling into my ear: In a short while you’ll be happy. Aria In the meantime, remain asleep, Worthy happiness, But again, Don’t sleep too long! Indeed, think back Upon me And relieve my torment Finally, once more! If you keep me waiting too long, And not soon, do not soon awaken, In time, I’ll be left, Because of your sleepiness, With this venal life, the crowded world.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann
This text was added to the website: 2022-09-05
Line count: 42
Word count: 172
