possibly by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803) and possibly by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781)
Makrobiotik
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es lassen sich die Großen im Tode balsamieren, um desto länger tot zu sein; mich soll man nicht im Tode balsamieren, ich balsamiere mich mit Wein im Leben ein, um desto länger lebendig zu sein.
Note: Methfessel's score credits Lessing as the author of the text but the BSB suggests Gleim.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- possibly by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 - 1781) [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) Albert Gottlieb Methfessel (1785 - 1869), "Makrobiotik" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
Line count: 7
Word count: 35