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Ich soll nicht auf den Meister schwören, Und immerfort den Meister hören! Nein, ich weiß, er kann nicht lügen, Will mich gern mit ihm betrügen.
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nein" [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), "Nein", 2009 [soprano and piano], from Sieben Goethe-liederchen, no. 5 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "No", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 25
I shall not swear by the expert, And yet always pay attention to him. No, I know, he cannot so much lie, As be tricked easily by me.
Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "No", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nein"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 28