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by Hermann Grassmann (1809 - 1877)

Das Dolce far niente
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O 'dolce far niente,' du bist doch auch etwas:
Denn, wenn du gar nichts wärest, 
Wo blieb' denn da das 'dolce far niente'! 

Es war einfach 'niente,' als durch des Apfels Fall 
Der Welten Kraft sich zeigte: 
Da trieb Newton das 'dolce far niente.'  

Es springt im 'far niente' der Dichtung schönster Quell; 
In Gras und Blumen liegend, 
Sang Uhland nur im 'dolce far niente.'

O 'dolce far niente,' ja du bist doch etwas:
Leicht heben sich die Schwingen 
Im Ätherlicht beim 'dolce far niente.' 

O 'dolce far niente,' 
Du bist doch auch etwas, 
O 'dolce far niente'!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Grassmann (1809 - 1877) [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Das Dolce far niente", 185-? [ men's chorus (or solo voice) and piano ], can be found in Das Loewesche Lied: volume 2, Gesamtausgabe, ed. by Dr. Max Runge, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1899, song no. 46, pages 108-111 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-17
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