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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Parabase
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  HUN
Freudig war vor vielen Jahren,
Eifrig so der Geist bestrebt,
Zu erforschen, zu erfahren,
Wie Natur im Schaffen lebt.
Und es ist das ewig Eine,
Das sich vielfach offenbart.
Klein das Große, groß das Kleine,
Alles nach der eignen Art.
Immer wechselnd, fest sich haltend,
Nah und fern und fern und nah;
So gestaltend, umgestaltend -
Zum Erstaunen bin ich da.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Parabase", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 3. Gott und Welt [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 Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Parabase", 2004-7, first performed 2007 [ baritone and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Parabase", op. 19a no. 8 (1914) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Goethe, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , "Parabázis", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

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