by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière
Translation by Friedrich Aaron Kreis (1821 - 1907)
In des Lebens Maienzeit
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
[In des Lebens Maienzeit, Jugendliche Herzen, Weihet euch der Zärtlichkeit Und verliebten Scherzen. Wie auch Freude um euch quillt, Glaubt mir, ohne Liebe Bleiben immer ungestillt Eures Busens Triebe.]1 [ ... ] In der Liebe laßt uns leben, Ihrem Zauber unterthan, Sie nur kann uns Freude geben Auf der kurzen Jugendbahn! Über ihre Sorgenqual Siegt die Wonne tausendmal.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Classiche Theater-Bibliothek, Stuttgart: Carl Hofmann, 1868. Appears in Der eingebildete Kranke: Lustpiel in drei Akten von Molière, appears in Zweiter Akt, zweites Zwischenspiel, page 41. Note: this is a choral entr'acte between Acts II and III but if it is a translation of Molière's words between Act II and II of Le malade imaginaire, it is an extremely loose one.
1 omitted by Berner.Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Aaron Kreis (1821 - 1907), no title [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière, no title, appears in Le malade imaginaire
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Berner (1780 - 1827), "In der Liebe laßt uns leben" [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-25
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