by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Sieh nicht, was andre tun
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Sieh nicht, was andre tun, der andern sind so viel, du kommst nur in ein Spiel, das nimmermehr wird ruhn. Geh einfach Gottes Pfad, laß nichts sonst Führer sein, so gehst du recht und grad, und gingst du ganz allein.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 24
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad, first published 1914 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Emil Frey (1889 - 1946), "Gottvertrauen", op. 49 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Werner Gneist (1898 - 1980), "Sieh nicht, was andre tun" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilfried Hiller , "Sieh nicht, was andre tun", from Morgenstern-Liederbuch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Sieh nicht, was andre tun" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gertrud Schweizer (1894 - 1942), "Sieh nicht, was andre tun", published 2023 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Geistliche Gesänge, no. 2, CAESURA. [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Richard Gustav) Heinz Tiessen (1887 - 1971), "Siehe nicht, was andere tun" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-30
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Word count: 40