by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG HUN
Willst Du immer weiter schweifen?
Sieh, das Gute liegt so nah.
Lerne nur das Glück ergreifen,
Denn das Glück ist immer da.

Composition:

    Set to music by Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 - 1954), "Erinnerung", 1897 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; manuscripts are in the Zurich Central Library

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Recordança", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Helios Hong) , "Memory", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , "Emlékkönyvbe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 22