by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Der Misanthrop
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
A Erst sitzt er eine Weile, Die Stirn von Wolken frei; Auf einmal [kömmt]1 in Eile Sein ganz Gesicht der Eule Verzerrtem Ernste bei. B [Sie fragen]2 was das sei, Lieb' oder Langeweile? C Ach! sie sind's alle Zwei!
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1 Zelter: "kommt"
2 Zelter: "Ihr fraget"
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1 Zelter: "kommt"
2 Zelter: "Ihr fraget"
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Der Misanthrop", 2012 [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf (1749 - 1820), "Der Misanthrop", published 1770 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Der Misanthrop", 1812? [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The misanthrope", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 39