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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Ich bin überall zu Hause
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich bin überall zu Hause,
Ich bin überall bekannt;
Macht mein Glück im Norden eine Pause,
Ey so ist im Süd mein Vaterland!
Lustig hier und lustig da!
Ubi bene ibi patria!

Federleicht ist mein Gepäcke,
Und mein Blut so leicht und frisch,
Ob ich unter freyem Himmel decke,
Oder in Pallästen meinen Tisch,
Hunger hier und Hunger da,
Ubi bene ibi patria.

Winkt mir nur bey vollem Glase
Amor zu dem süssen Spiel,
Sey es hier die aufgestuzte Nase,
Oder dort ein griechisches Profil,
Liebe hier und Liebe da,
Ubi bene ibi patria.

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Text Authorship:

  • by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, first published 1799 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Ubi bene, ibi patria", published 1877 [vocal quartet of male voices], from Achtzehn [Neunzehn?] Lieder und Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, no. 2, Regensburg, Coppenrath [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-20
Line count: 18
Word count: 94

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