by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Vanitas! vanitatum Vanitas!
 (Sung text for setting by R. Andersson)
 See original
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 Camerade seyn,
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:

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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


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 236