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:

Set to music by Richard Andersson (1851 - 1918), "Vanitas! vanitatum Vanitas!", 1878, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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

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

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

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

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