by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Lieber alles
Language: German (Deutsch)
Soldat sein ist gefährlich, studieren sehr beschwerlich, das Dichten süß und zierlich, der Dichter gar possierlich in diesen wilden Zeiten. Ich möcht' am liebsten reiten, ein gutes Schwert zur Seiten, die Laute in der Rechten, Studentenherz zum Fechten. Ein wildes Roß ist's Leben, die Hufe Funken geben, wer's ehrlich wagt, bezwingt es, und wo es tritt, da klingt es!
Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Lieber alles", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder [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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Lieber alles", op. 28 (6 Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4, published 1844 [ four-part men's chorus ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Lieber alles", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Millor tot", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I'd rather", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plutôt tout", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Le mieux", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Meglio di tutto", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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