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by Albrecht von Haller (1708 - 1777)

Heuchler
 (Sung text for setting by G. Telemann)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O Heiliger, dein Ruhm
geht billig an die sterne,
und zum Diogenes
fehlt dir noch die Laterne.
Ach! kennte doch die Welt
das Herze, wie den Mund!
wie wenig gleichen oft
die Taten ihrem Grund'?
Du beugst den Hals umsonst:
die Ehre, die du meidest,
die Ehr' ist doch der Gott,
für den du alles leidest.

Composition:

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

Text Authorship:

  • by Albrecht von Haller (1708 - 1777)

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

  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "Hypocrite", 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: 12
Word count: 56

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