Wie schön ist es, Geld zu haben | Als ich im Kaffeehaus saß, dacht' ich mir dies

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by Arthur Hugh Clough (1819 - 1861)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

How pleasant it is to have money

Language: English

Our translations: GER

As I sat at the cafe, I said to myself, 
They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, 
They may sneer as they like about eating and drinking, 
But help it I cannot, I cannot help thinking 
How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho! 
How pleasant it is to have money.

They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, 
And how one ought never to think of one's self,
how pleasures of thought surpass eating and drinking,
My pleasure of thought is the pleasure of thinking
How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho! 
How pleasant it is to have money.

Text Authorship:

by Arthur Hugh Clough (1819 - 1861) [author's text not yet checked 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 Sergius Kagen (1909 - 1964), "How pleasant it is to have money", 1956. [voice and piano] [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Wie schön ist es, Geld zu haben", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Wie schön ist es, Geld zu haben

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Als ich im Kaffeehaus saß, dacht' ich mir dies,
lasst frei sie bereden, was der Volksmund nennt 'Kies',
und ungeniert spotten übers Trinken und Essen, 
doch eines, das sollte man niemals vergessen,
wie schön es ist, Geld zu haben, nun ja!
Wie schön es ist ist, Geld zu haben.

Lasst frei sie bereden, was der Volksmund nennt 'Kies',
und dass man nie nur  an  s i c h  denkt überdies,
dass Freude am Denken schlägt Trinken und Essen,
doch ich denk gern daran und werd's nie vergessen,
wie schön es ist, Geld zu haben, nun ja!
Wie schön es ist, Geld zu haben.

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a text in English by Arthur Hugh Clough (1819 - 1861)
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-07
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Word count: 103