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A Erst sitzt er eine Weile, Die Stirn von Wolken frei; Auf einmal [kömmt]1 in Eile Sein ganz Gesicht der Eule Verzerrtem Ernste bei. B [Sie fragen]2 was das sei, Lieb' oder Langeweile? C Ach! sie sind's alle Zwei!
1 Zelter: "kommt"
2 Zelter: "Ihr fraget"
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Der Misanthrop", 2012 [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf (1749 - 1820), "Der Misanthrop", published 1770 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop", 1812? [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The misanthrope", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 39
A First he sits for a while, His forehead unclouded; Suddenly in great haste His whole face assumes The ghastly seriousness of an owl. B You ask what that might be, Love or boredom? C Ah! it is both of them!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop"
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
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Word count: 41