by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Aesopus und der Esel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Der Esel sprach zu Aesop: "Wenn du wieder ein Geschichtchen von mir ausbringst, so lass mich etwas recht Vernünftiges und Sinnreiches sagen." "Dich etwas Sinnreiches!" sagte Aesop, "Wie würde sich das schicken? Würde man nicht sprechen, du seist der Sittenlehrer und ich der Esel?"
Text Authorship:
- by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781), "Aesopus und der Esel" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Aesopus und der Esel", 2008 [medium voice and piano], from Fünf Fablen, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Aesop and the Donkey", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
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Word count: 44