by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Bau nur auf Weltgunst recht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Bau nur auf Weltgunst recht Und paß' auf jeden Wink und Gruß, Wirst dabei nimmer fröhlich werden! Es hat's kein Hund so schlecht, Der hinter seinen Herren muß, Nicht frei spazieren kann auf Erden.
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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 319, untitled, as no. 5 of Sprüche; however during Eichendorff's lifetime this was titled "Spruch".
Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Spruch", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben [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 Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987), "Bau nur auf Weltgunst recht" [ mixed chorus ], from Sprüche von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Maxim", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Linda Godry
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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