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Essen, trinken, das erhält den Leib 's ist doch mein liebster Zeitverstreib, das Essen und Trinken. Labt mich Speis und Trank nicht mehr, dann ade, dann Welt, gute Nacht! So ein Brätchen, ein Pastetchen, ach, wenn die meinem Gaumen winken, dann, dann, dann ist mein Tag vollbracht. Ach, und wenn im lieben Gläschen Sorg und Gram darnieder sinken, dann aller Welt dann gute Nacht!
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Authorship
- possibly by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) [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), "Gute Nacht!", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Essen, trinken, das erhält den Leib", K. 234, canon [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Good night!", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-25
Line count: 11
Word count: 64
Manger, boire, ce que mon corps obtient Est mon passe-temps préféré, Le manger et le boire. Si la nourriture et la boisson ne me rafraîchissent plus Alors adieu, alors monde, bonne nuit ! Ainsi devant une saucisse, une galette, Ah, si mes papilles s'agitent, Alors, alors, alors ma journée est accomplie. Ah, et si dans un petit verre Le souci et le chagrin se noient Alors bonne nuit à tout le monde !
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"Essen, trinken, das erhält den Leib" = "Manger, boire, ce que mon corps obtient"
"Gute Nacht!" = "Bonne nuit !"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-09
Line count: 11
Word count: 73