Dithyramb | The Gods, who are infinite, give everything

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Dithyrambe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Alles geben die Götter, die unendlichen,
Ihren Lieblingen ganz,
Alle Freuden, die unendlichen,
Alle Schmerzen, die unendlichen, ganz.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Dithyrambe", op. 22 (1911) [chorus, orchestra, organ], Zürich: Hug & Co. [
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 18

Dithyramb

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The Gods, who are infinite, give everything
entirely to those whom they love:
all joys, which are infinite,
and all griefs, which are infinite - entirely.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 25