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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Die Jahre
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Jahre sind allerliebste Leut' :
Sie brachten gestern, sie bringen heut,
Und so verbringen wir Jüngern eben
Das allerliebste Schlaraffenleben.
Und dann fällt's den Jahren auf einmal ein,
Nicht mehr wie sonst bequem zu sein ;
Wollen nicht mehr schenken, wollen nicht mehr borgen,
Sie nehmen heute, sie nehmen morgen.

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  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Jahre", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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