by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Freunde, Wasser machet stumm
Language: German (Deutsch)
Freunde, Wasser machet stumm, lernet dieses an den Fischen, doch beim Weine kehrt sich's um dieses lernt an unsern Tischen. Was für Redner sind wir nicht, wenn der Rheinwein aus uns spricht Wir ermahnen, streiten, lehren, keiner will den andern hören.
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Text Authorship:
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Die Beredsamkeit", appears in Lieder [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Die Beredsamkeit", Hob XXVb no. 4 (1796) [ SATB chorus, piano ], from Ramlers lyrischer blumenlese [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Die Beredtsamkeit", op. 122 (10 Lieder für Männerchor) no. 4 (1853-63), published 1867 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Charlotte Morel) , "Éloquence", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "La elocuencia", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-16
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