possibly by
Joseph Carl Swiedack (1815 - 1888), as Karl Elmar
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 above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
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
L’home no ha pas d’estar orgullós
de la felicitat i dels diners;
ben diferentment condueix
al món el destí:
a uns regala dons daurats,
i altres, els han d’excavar
ben al fons,
de sota terra.
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