by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
Betrachtung des Todes See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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Der Jüngling hofft des Greises Ziel,
Der Mann noch seiner Jahre viel,
Der Greis zu vielen noch ein Jahr,
Und keiner nimmt den Irrtum wahr.
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Betrachtung des Todes", Hob. XXVb no. 3 (1796-1801), stanza 2 [ SATB chorus and basso continuo ], from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese , no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769), "Betrachtung des Todes"
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Contemplation de la mort", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-01
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Word count: 342