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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Grabschrift auf ebendenselben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hier faulet Mimulus, ein Affe.
Und leider! leider! welch ein Affe!
So zahm, als in der Welt kein Affe;
So rein, als in der Welt kein Affe;
So keusch, als in der Welt kein Affe;
So ernst, als in der Welt kein Affe;
So ohne Falsch. O, welch ein Affe!
Damit ich's kurz zusammenraffe:
Ein ganz originaler Affe.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Gál 

Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Grabschrift auf ebendenselben", appears in Sinngedichte, no. 56 [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):

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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
  • by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Grabschrift", op. 27 no. 5 (1926), published 1927, first performed 1927 [ 4/8-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Epigramme: Fünf Madrigale nach Gedichten von Lessing, no. 5, N. Simrock, Berlin
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  • by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Grabschrift", 1931 [ baritone and piano ], from Liedercyklus, no. 13, unpublished; confirmed with a CD booklet
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-01-11
Line count: 9
Word count: 58

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