by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Ich, Egoist!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ich, Egoist! -- Wenn ichs nicht besser wüßte! Der Neid, das ist der Egoiste; Und was ich auch für Wege geloffen, Aufm Neidpfad habt ihr mich nie betroffen.
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) [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), "Ich, Egoist!", 2009 [soprano and piano], from Sieben Goethe-liederchen, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Me! Egoist!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
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Word count: 27