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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Diese Gondel vergleich ich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Diese Gondel vergleich ich der [Wiege,
  sie schaukelt gefällig]1
Und das Kästchen darauf
    scheint ein geräumiger Sarg.
Recht so! Zwischen der Wieg und dem Sarg
    wir schwanken und schweben
Auf dem großen Kanal
    sorglos durchs Leben dahin.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   O. Schoeck 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Schoeck: "sanft / einschaukelnden Wiege"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Venetianische Epigramme, no. 8 [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Diese Gondel vergleich ich", op. 19b no. 7e (1906-15) [ voice and piano ], from Fünf venezianische Epigramme, no. 5, from Lieder aus dem Westöstlichen Diwan von Goethe, no. 7e [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I compare this gondola", copyright ©


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

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