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by Daniel Stoppe (1697 - 1747)

Glück
 (Sung text for setting by G. Telemann)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Das Glück kömmt selten per Posta, zu Pferde
es geht zu Fusse, Schritt vor Schritt;
sein Eigensinn ist nicht zu zwingen;
man mag auch noch so sehr nach seiner Ankunft ringen;
es ändert darum nicht den langsam fortgesetzten tritt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Glück"

Text Authorship:

  • by Daniel Stoppe (1697 - 1747), appears in Der Parnaß in Sättler: oder, Scherz- und Ernsthafte Gedichte

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

  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "Luck", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La fortuna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Poppy Holden

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 39

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