Je n'aspire pas à des choses

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by Friedrich Rudolph Ludwig, Freiherr von Canitz (1654 - 1699)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Die Zufriedenheit im niedrigen Stande

(Sung text for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT FRE ITA

Ich trachte nicht nach solchen Dingen, 
Die hoch und zu gefährlich sind; 
Mein Geist sucht nirgend durchzudringen, 
Al wo er leichte Bahne findt.  
Ich ruhe sanft bis an den Morgen, 
Wenn mancher, welcher voller Sorgen  
Nach eitler Hoffnung ängstlich ringt, 
Der blinden Göttin Weihrauch bringt.  

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Confirmed with Kurze Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur, II. Theil, ed. by G. Fr. Heinisch and J. L. Ludwig, Bamberg: Buchner'schen Buchhandlung, 1857, pages 34 - 35; and with Des Herrn von Canitz sämtliche Gedichte, Bern: Verlegts Beat Ludwig Walthard, 1764. Appears in Vermischte Gedichte, pages 85 - 86.

Composition:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rudolph Ludwig, Freiherr von Canitz (1654 - 1699), "Die Zufriedenheit im niedrigen Stande"

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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La satisfaction de l'humble condition

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Je n'aspire pas à des choses
Qui sont trop élevées et dangereuses ;
Mon esprit ne cherche à pénétrer
Que là où il trouve un accès facile.
Je me repose tranquillement jusqu'au matin,
Pendant que d'autres, pleins de soucis,
Luttent anxieusement pour un vain espoir,
Et brûlent de l'encens à la déesse aveugle.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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