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Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen mit den Leuten; Alles wissen sie so giftig auszudeuten. Bin ich heiter, hegen soll ich lose Triebe; bin ich still, so heißts, ich wäre irr aus Liebe.
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Based on- a text in Polish (Polski) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen mit den Leuten", op. 52 no. 11 (1869), from Liebesliederwalzer, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "No, there's just no getting along", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Ei, ei vain voi tulla toimeen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Non, on ne peut bien s'entendre", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 32
No, there's just no getting along with people; they always make such poisonous interpretations of everything. If I'm merry, they say I cherish loose urges; if I'm quiet, they say I am crazed with love.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
- a text in Polish (Polski) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 35