by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Mut
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Sorglos über die Fläche weg, Wo vom kühnsten Wager die Bahn Dir nicht vorgegraben du siehst, Mache dir selber Bahn! Stille, Liebchen, mein Herz! Kracht's gleich, bricht's doch nicht! Bricht's gleich, bricht's nicht mit dir!
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Mut", written 1775-6 [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 Moritz, Graf von Dietrichstein (1775 - 1864), "Mut", c1813/4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Mut", published 1809 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky (1886 - 1955) , "Отвага" ; composed by Viktor Vladimirovich Voloshinov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Courage", copyright © 2012, (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.
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