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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Ohne zu erliegen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ohne zu erliegen
kann der Mensch sich fügen
in der Armut Joch;
aber Fesseln tragen,
die das Herz zernagen,
das ist schwerer noch.

Prunk und Leckerbissen
kann der Arme missen
ohne Gram und Harm.
Nur wenn er entbehret,
was das Herz begehret,
dann nur ist er arm.

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Confirmed with Theater von Kotzebue, 32. Teil. Wien, 1811


Text Authorship:

  • by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), 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):

  • by Johann Andreas Amon (1763 - 1825), "Aus dem Singspiel Der blinde Gärtner oder Die blühende Aloe", op. 62 (Sechs deutsche Lieder mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte oder der Guitarre) no. 5 [ voice and piano or guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2024-08-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 47

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