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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Das aufgehobene Gebot
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Phyllis
[Liebster]1, wenn die Gläser winken,
Lerne von mir deine Pflicht:
Trinken kannst du, du kannst trinken;
Doch betrinke dich nur nicht.

Damon
[Mädchen]2, bei den zarten Trieben,
Lerne von mir deine Pflicht:
Lieben kannst du, du kannst lieben;
Doch verliebe dich nur nicht.

Phyllis
[Damon]3, ich mich nicht verlieben?

Damon
[Phyllis]4, ich mich nicht betrinken?

Phyllis
Wie verlangst du das von mir?

Damon
Wie verlangst du das von mir?

Phyllis
Lieber mag ich gar nicht lieben.

Damon
Lieber mag ich gar nicht trinken.

Beide
Geh nur, ich erlaub es dir!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Graefe •   C. Graun 

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Note: in Graefe's setting, when stanza 3, word 1 is repeated, it becomes "Damon"; and when stanza 4, word 1 is repeated, it becomes "Phyllis".

1 Graun, Graefe: "Bruder"
2 Graun, Graefe: "Schwester"
3 Graefe: "Bruder"
4 Graefe: "Schwester"

Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Das aufgehobene Gebot", 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 Johann Friedrich Graefe (1711 - 1787), "Das aufgehobene Gebot" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Heinrich Graun (1704 - 1759), "Das aufgehobene Gebot" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johann Adam Hiller (1728 - 1804), "Das aufgehobene Gebot" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

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