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by Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708 - 1754)

Der Spiegel
 (Sung text for setting by G. Telemann)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ein Schäfer pflegt in reinen Quellen
ihm seine Bildung vorzustellen;
dem Toren, der dem wucher hold,
zeigt sein Gesicht das blanke Gold;
ein schmeichelnd Glas muß Doris lehren,
sich selbst, als Engel, zu verehren.
Auf Freunde! laßt uns klüger sein:
bespiegelt auch in klarem Wein!

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Der Spiegel"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708 - 1754)

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

  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "The mirror", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Poppy Holden

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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