by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Der edle Mensch sei hülfreich und gut
 (Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT
 ... 

Der edle Mensch
Sei hilfreich und gut!
Unermüdet schaff er
Das Nützliche, Rechte,
Sei uns ein Vorbild
Jener geahneten Wesen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 10 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Der edle Mensch sei hülfreich und gut", WoO. 151 (1823), stanza 10

Text Authorship:

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-03
Line count: 60
Word count: 185

De nobele mens zij helpend en goed
 (Sung text translation for setting by L. Beethoven)
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Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

De noob’le mens
Zij helpend en goed!
Onvermoeibaar scheppe hij
Het nuttige, juiste,
Zij ons een toonbeeld
Van die vermoede wezens.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 10 of the original text.

Title "Der edle Mensch sei hülfreich und gut" = "De nobele mens zij helpend en goed"

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-24
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Word count: 211