by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Menschenbeifall Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ist nicht heilig mein Herz, schöneren Lebens voll,
Seit ich liebe? Warum achtetet ihr mich mehr,
Da ich stolzer und wilder,
Wortereicher und leerer war?
Ach! der Menge gefällt, was auf den Markplatz taugt,
Und es ehret der Knecht nur den Gewaltsamen;
An das Göttliche glauben
Die allein, die es selber sind.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Menschenbeifall", op. 61 no. 1, published 1963, from Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Menschenbeifall"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Public's applause", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , no title, copyright © 2014, (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: 8
Word count: 52