by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht,
Stündlich eil ich zu dem Grabe,
Und was ist's, das ich vielleicht,
Das ich noch zu leben habe?
Denk, o Mensch, an deinen Tod!
Säume nicht, denn Eins ist Not!
...
Mimicked by Daumer in the first stanza of his free translation from Hafis, Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht.
Researcher for this page: Vinzenz Haab
Composition:
- Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Vom Tode", op. 48 no. 3 (1803), stanza 1, from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "Sobre la mort", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Over de dood", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On Death", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "De la Mort", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Della morte", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Vinzenz Haab
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 225