by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Master
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
One must be master and win [ ... ]
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Source: Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 3rd ed., 1979, Angela Partington, ed., Oxford University Press Inc, NY.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, copyright © [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Cophtisches Lied (Ein Anderes)", written 1787
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ralph Shapey (1921 - 2002), "Master", 1995, published 1999 [soprano and piano], from Goethe Songs II, no. 1, Bryn Mawr, Pa: T. Presser [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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