I have set my ambition on nothing at all

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vanitas! vanitatum Vanitas!

(Sung text for setting by R. Andersson)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich hab' mein Sach auf Nichts gestellt.
          Juchhe!
Dann ist's so wohl mir in der Welt.
          Juchhe!
Und wer will mein Kamerade sein,
Der stoße mit an, der stimme mit ein,
Bei dieser Neige Wein.

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Composition:

Richard Andersson

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Vanitas! Vanitatum vanitas", written 1806

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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I have set my ambition on nothing at all

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Andersson)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I have set my ambition on nothing at all,
          Hurray!
Then I am so content in the world;
          Hurray!
And whoever wishes to be my comrade
May clink glasses with me, may join in the song
At the dregs of this wine. 

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