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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Die Jahre
 (Sung text for setting by M. Howe)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Jahre sind allerliebste Leut' :
Sie brachten gestern, sie bringen heut,
Und so verbringen wir Jüngern eben
Das allerliebste Schlaraffen Leben.
Und dann fällt's den Jahren auf einmal ein,
Nicht mehr wie sonst bequem zu sein ;
Wollen nicht mehr schenken, wollen nicht mehr borgen,
Sie nehmen heute, sie nehmen morgen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Mary (Carlisle) Howe (1882 - 1964), "Die Jahre"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Jahre", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch

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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

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