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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Präg', o Herz im Weltgedränge
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Präg', o Herz im Weltgedränge
Dir dies goldne Sprüchwort ein:
Wär' dir nie die Welt zu enge,
Würde nie der Himmel dein.

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Confirmed with Geistliche Gedichte von Friedrich Baron de la Motte Fouqué, herausgegeben von Albertine Baronin de la Motte Fouqué, Berlin: bei W. Adolf und Comp., 1846, page 27


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), no title [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 Adolf Bernhard Vogel (1847 - 1898), "Präg o Herz im Weltgedränge", op. 35, Heft 2 no. 3, published 1884 [ mixed chorus ], from Tröstungen. Vier ernste Gesänge für gemischten Chor nach Sprüchen von de la Motte-Fouqué, no. 3, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the bustle of the world, impress upon yourself", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-02-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 22

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