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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Aus "Lila"
 (Sung text for setting by N. Medtner)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
So tanzet und springet
In Reihen und Kranz
Die liebliche Jugend,
Ihr ziemet der Tanz.

Am Rocken zu sitzen
Und fleißig zu seyn,
Das Tagwerk zu enden,
Es schläfert euch ein.

Drum tanzet und springet,
Erfrischt euch das Blut,
Der traurigen Liebe
Gebt Hoffnung und Muth!

Note: modern spelling would use "sein" instead of "seyn" and "Mut" instead of "Muth".

Composition:

    Set to music by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Aus "Lila"", op. 15 no. 5, from 12 Goethe-Lieder, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1777-1778, appears in Lila

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 46

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