sometimes misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Vita brevis", op. 27 no. 3 (1926), published 1927, first performed 1927 [ 4/8-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Epigramme: Fünf Madrigale nach Gedichten von Lessing, no. 3, N. Simrock, Berlin
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 [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-01-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 18