by Wilhelm Weigand (1862 - 1949)
Merkspruch
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT
Merk dir's in vollster Kraft, Die man beneidet: Wer Schönheit schafft, Der leidet. Umsonst ward Drang und Lust Noch nie gegeben. Du zahlst mit wunder Brust Für höchstes Leben.
Confirmed with Wilhelm Weigand, In der Frühe, Leipzig und Berlin: Georg Heinrich Meyer Heimatverlag, 1901, page 12. Appears in Im Übergang.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Weigand (1862 - 1949), "Merkspruch", appears in In der Frühe, in Im Übergang, Leipzig und Berlin: Georg Heinrich Meyer Heimatverlag, first published 1901 [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Merkspruch", op. 75 (Achtzehn Gesänge) no. 1 (1903) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Proverbi remarcable", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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