sometimes misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Aus dem Spanischen Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Gestern liebt' ich, Heute leid' ich, Morgen sterb' ich: Dennoch denk' ich Heut' und morgen Gern an gestern.
Composition:
- Set to music by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933), "Aus dem Spanischen", op. 56 no. 7, published 1907, from Zehn Epigramme von Lessing, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Lied aus dem Spanischen", first published 1779
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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]
This text was added to the website: 2007-01-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 18