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Faulheit, [jetzo will ich dir]1 Auch ein kleines Loblied bringen! -- O!. . . Wie. . . sau -- er. . . wird es mir Dich nach Würde zu besingen! Doch ich will mein Bestes tun: Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn. Höchstes Gut, wer dich nur hat, Dessen ungestörtes Leben. . . Ach!. . . ich gähn!. . . ich. . . werde matt. Nun, so magst du mir's vergeben, Daß ich dich nicht singen kann: Du verhinderst mich ja dran.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Haydn: "endlich muß ich dir"; Benda: "itzo will ich dir"
Authorship
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Lob der Faulheit", appears in Lieder [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), "Lob der Faulheit ", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Georg (Jiři Antonín) Benda (1722 - 1795), "Faulheit, itzo will ich dir", published 1780-7, in Sammlung vermischter Clavier- und Singstücke [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Lob der Faulheit", Hob. XXVIa no. 22 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Lob der Faulheit", op. 28 (4 Männerchöre a cappella) no. 1 (1928), published 1933 [TTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Elogio della pigrizia", copyright © 2008, (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.
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Word count: 80
Laziness - I must finally write for you also a little paean! Oh! ...how ... annoying ... it will be for me [to think of how] to celebrate your worth! But I will do my best, for after hard work, rest is good. Highest good - whoever possesses you will have an undisturbed life... alas! I'm yawning... I'm ... growing dull. Now you must forgive me if I cannot sing about you: you are hindering me yourself!
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Translation of title "Lob der Faulheit" = "Praise of laziness"Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Lob der Faulheit", appears in Lieder
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 77