He shall not be my companion, who, to the accompaniment of a full goblet

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Geselligkeit betreffend

(Sung text for setting by H. Eisler)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Der sei nicht mein Genoss', der mir zum Wein beim vollen 
Becher nicht von Fehden erzählt und nicht vom leidigen Krieg;
Sondern vielmehr in geselligem Frohsinn schwelgt und gerne von den Musen
Und Aphrodites holdseligen Gaben mir schwätzt.

Nicht nach der Thrakerin neigt sich verlangend mein Herz.

Denn zum Weintrinker bin ich gemacht.

Composition:

Hanns Eisler

Anakreontische Fragmente

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Aus den Elegien", appears in Griechische Lyrik, in 5. Anakreon Lieder, no. 38-40

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-18
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Word count: 53

Regarding social life

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Eisler)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

He shall not be my companion, who, to the accompaniment of a full goblet
Of wine, does not talk to me of feuds and of the tiresome war;
But rather carouses in convivial gaiety and babbles gladly to me of the muses
And of Aphrodite’s fair gifts
 
My heart does not inclines itself longingly toward the Thracian.
 
For I was created to be a wine-drinker.

Translated titles:
"Aus den Elegien" = "From the elegies"
"Geselligkeit betreffend" = "Regarding social life"

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Aus den Elegien", appears in Griechische Lyrik, in 5. Anakreon Lieder, no. 38-40
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
Line count: 6
Word count: 66