possibly by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) and possibly by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ITA
Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib und Gesang,
Der bleibt ein Narr sein Lebenlang.

Note: this is a saying ("Spruch") that first appeared in Wandsbecher Bote, 1775, No. 75, p. 300; and then in the Musenalmanach, 1777, of Johann Heinrich Voss, who may merely have claimed Luther said it. It also appears in a poem by Voss titled "An Luther". L. Waldmann's song Luther's Wahrspruch also refers to it.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 - 1792), "Gesundheit", VB 97 (1782) [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Four-part canon"
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Consiglio per la salute", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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