by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Du, dem kein Epigramm gefällt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du, dem kein Epigramm gefällt, Es sei denn lang und reich und schwer: Wo sahst du, daß man einen Speer, Statt eines Pfeils vom Bogen schnellt?
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Text Authorship:
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "An den Leser", appears in Sinngedichte, no. 88 [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 Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933), "Als Prolog für den Hörer", op. 56 no. 1, published 1907, from Zehn Epigramme von Lessing, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 26