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by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)

Die Frau
 (Sung text for setting by G. Telemann)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ein reiches Weib verschafft Bequemlichkeit;
ein kluges Weib vertreibt die lange Zeit;
ein Weib von hohem Stand' und vielen Ahnen
kann uns den weg zu ehrentempeln bahnen.
Die Vorteil', ich gestehs, sind Vorteil in der Tat;
doch lange nicht so groß, als wenn man keine hat.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Die Frau"

Text Authorship:

  • by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)

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

  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "The wife", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Poppy Holden

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 46

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