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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

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.

Composition:

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

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Das Göttliche"

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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

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