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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Der Sonderling
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sobald der Mensch sich kennt,
Sieht er, er sei ein Narr;
Und gleichwohl zürnt der Narr,
Wenn man ihn also nennt.

Sobald der Mensch sich kennt,
Sieht er, er sei nicht klug;
Doch ists ihm lieb genug,
Wenn man ihn [weise]1 nennt.

Ein jeder, der mich kennt,
Spricht: Welcher Sonderling!
Nur diesem ists ein Ding,
Wie ihn die Welt auch nennt.

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1 "also" in Schmügel

Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Der Sonderling", appears in Lieder [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 Johann Christoph Schmügel (1726 - 1798), "Der Sonderling" [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: 12
Word count: 62

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