possibly by Joseph Carl Swiedack (1815 - 1888), as Karl Elmar

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Der Mensch soll nicht stolz sein
Auf Glück und auf Geld;
Es lenkt halt verschieden
Das Schicksal der Welt:
S'hat Einem die Gaben,
Die gold'nen bescheert,
Der And're muß sie graben
Tief unter der Erd'.

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Note: the text set by Reger is often attributed to "C. Himer". It could be that the name was illegible on the original score.

Note for Suppé's setting: stanza 1, line 8, word 1 ("Tief") becomes "Ganz" in the repetition.

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Unter der Erde", 1890/1, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 5

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-07
Line count: 32
Word count: 140