by Daniel Stoppe (1697 - 1747)
Glück
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das Glück kömmt selten per Posta, zu Pferde es geht zu Fusse, Schritt vor Schritt; sein Eigensinn ist nicht zu zwingen; man mag auch noch so sehr nach seiner Ankunft ringen; es ändert darum nicht den langsam fortgesetzten tritt.
Authorship:
- by Daniel Stoppe (1697 - 1747), appears in Der Parnaß in Sättler: oder, Scherz- und Ernsthafte Gedichte [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), "Glück" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "Luck", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La fortuna", copyright © 2007, (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.
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