Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Im neuen Jahre Glück und Heil! Auf Weh und Wunden gute Salbe! Auf groben Klotz ein grober Keil! Auf einen Schelmen anderthalbe!
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Im neuen Jahr" [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), "Im neuen Jahr", 2009 [soprano and piano], from Sieben Goethe-liederchen, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "In the New Year", 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: 22
In the new year, fortune and health! For grief and pain a decent cure! From coarse oafs some effective distance! And one and a half times that from a rogue!
Authorship
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "In the New Year", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Im neuen Jahr"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 30