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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)

Alexander
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Weise sprach zu Alexandern.
"Dort, wo die lichten Welten wandern,
Ist manches Volk, ist manche Stadt."
Was tut der Mann von tausend Siegen?
Die Memme weint, daß dort zu kriegen,
Der Himmel keine Brücken hat.
 
Ists wahr, was ihn der Weise lehret,
Und finden, was zur Welt gehöret,
Daselbst auch Wein und Mädchen statt:
So lasset, Brüder, Tränen fließen,
Daß dort zu trinken und zu küssen,
Der Himmel keine Brücken hat.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Alexander", 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 Karl Lauer , "Alexander", published 1788 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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