by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Alle Menschen groß und klein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Alle Menschen groß und klein Spinnen sich ein Gewebe fein, Wo sie mit ihrer [Scheren]1 Spitzen Gar zierlich in der Mitte sitzen. Wenn nun darein ein Besen fährt, Sagen sie, es sei unerhört, Man habe den größten Palast zerstört.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 10. Buch der Parabeln -- Mathal Nameh [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Sinnspruch", WoO 105 (1919) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Màxima", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Epigram", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (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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Word count: 39