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by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724 - 1803)

Meines Lebens werth zu sein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meines Lebens werth zu sein,
Will ich leben, mich zu freun. 
Fern von Sorgen 
Soll mein Morgen, 
Soll mein Abend heiter sein;  
Ich will leben mich zu freun!  

Dies zur Lust geschaff'ne Herz  
Ist zu gross für Harm und Schmerz; 
Mich in Grillen 
Zu verhüllen,
Dies entehrte ja mein Herz: 
Mein Beruf sei Freud' und Scherz!  

Diese Welt is viel zu schön 
Traurig in ihr herzugehn! 
Trotz dem Leide 
Soll die Freude 
Ihren Thron in mir erhöhn  --  
Und auf meinem Grabe stehn!  

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Polymnia, dritter Theil, ed. by Georg von Gaal, Brünn: Joseph Georg Traßler, 1821, song no. 2649, page 141.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724 - 1803), no title [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):

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Set in a modified version by Friedrich Adrian Götzloff.

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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 82

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