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by Philander von der Linde

Die durstige Natur
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Die Erde trinket selbst
den Regen und den Schnee;
und Bäume müssen sich von ihrem safte Nahren;

Das Meer trinkt aus der Luft,
die Sonne von der See;
der Mond muß seine Kraft nur aus der Sonne zehren.

Ihr Freunde, wißt ihr diss,
was murret ihr denn viel,
wenn ich bisweilen auch ein Glaschen trinken will.

Text Authorship:

  • by Philander von der Linde  [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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Die durstige Natur" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , title 1: "Thirsty nature", 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: 9
Word count: 56

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