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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Gern und gerner
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE LIT
Der Gang war schwer, der Tag war rauh, 
Kalt weht' es und stürmisch aus Norden;
Es trieft mein Haar vom Abendtau,
Fast wär' ich müde geworden. 

Laß blinken den roten, den süßen Wein:
Es mag der alte Zecher 
Sich gerne sonnen im roten Schein,
Sich gerne wärmen am Becher; 

Und gerner sich sonnen in trüber Stund'
Am Klarblick deiner Augen,
Und gerner vom roten, vom süßen Mund
Durchwärmende Flammen saugen.

Reichst mir den Mund, mir den Pokal,
Mir Jugendlust des Lebens; 
Laß tosen und toben die Stürme zumal,
Sie mühen um mich sich vergebens.

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•   F. Nietzsche 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Gern und gerner", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [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 Wilhelm Freudenberg (1838 - 1928), "Gern und gerner", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder für eine Baritonstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Gern und gerner", NWV 26 (1864) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Gladly and more gladly still", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Aimer et préférer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Mielai ir dar mieliau", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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