by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Wie etwas sei leicht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie etwas sei leicht, Weiß, der es erfunden und der es erreicht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 6. Buch der Sprüche -- Hikmet Nameh [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Spruch", WoO 116 (1930). [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Maxim", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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