by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ein trunkner Dichter leerte sein Glaß auf jedem Zug; ihn warnte sein Gefährte: Hör' auf! du hast genug. Bereit von Stuhl zu sinken, sprach der: du bist nicht klug! zuviel kann man wohl trinken, doch nie trinkt man genug.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Antwort", 2012 [ medium voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Antwort eines trunknen Dichters", appears in Lieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The answer of a drunken poet", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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