by Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721 - 1781)

Die Harmonie in der Ehe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O wunderbare Harmonie!
Was er will, will auch sie:
Er bechert gern, sie auch;
Er lombert gern, sie auch;
Er hat den Beutel gern,
Und spielet gern den Herrn,
Auch das ist ihr Gebrauch.
O wunderbare Harmonie!
Was er will, will auch sie.

Confirmed with Johann Nikolaus Götz, Gedichte, Vol. 2 (1807) ; and with Lyrische Blumenlese, ed. by Carl Wilhelm Ramler, Vol. 2 (1778).

Note for line 4: "Lomber" refers to the card game "Ombre". See Ombre [Wikipedia]


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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Joseph Haydn.

Researcher for this page: Wolfgang Nuß

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