by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Der Misanthrop Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
A Erst sitzt er eine Weile, Die Stirn von Wolken frei; Auf einmal kömmt in Eile Sein ganz Gesicht der Eule Verzerrtem Ernste bei. B Sie fragen was das sei, Lieb' oder Langeweile? C Ach! sie sind's alle Zwei!
Composition:
- Set to music by Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf (1749 - 1820), "Der Misanthrop", published 1770
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The misanthrope", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 36