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by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)

Gesang des Lebens
 (Sung text for setting by J. Marx)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Gross ist das Leben und reich!
Ewige Götter schenkten es uns,
lächelnder Güte voll,
uns den Sterblichen, Freudegeschaffenen.

Aber arm ist des Menschen Herz!
Schnell verzagt, vergisst es der reifenden Früchte.
Immer wieder mit leeren Händen
sitzt der Bettler an staubiger Strasse,
drauf das Glück mit den tönenden Rädern
leuchtend vorüber fuhr.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Gesang des Lebens", 1909, published 1912 [ medium voice, piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.23

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Gesang des Lebens", written 1898, appears in Meine Verse 1883-1904, appears in Diogenes, Szenen einer Komödie in Versen

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El cant de la vida", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The song of life", subtitle: "From Diogenes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chant de la vie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-06-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 51

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