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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Wanderers Gemütsruhe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Übers Niederträchtige
Niemand sich beklage;
Denn es ist das Mächtige,
Was man dir auch sage.

In dem Schlechten waltet es
Sich zu Hochgewinne,
Und mit Rechtem schaltet es
Ganz nach seinem Sinne.

Wandrer! - Gegen solche Not
Wolltest du dich sträuben?
Wirbelwind und trocknen Kot,
Laß sie drehn und stäuben.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wanderers Gemütsruhe", written 1814, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 5. Buch des Unmuts -- Rendsch 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 Lukas Foss (b. 1922), "Wanderers Gemütsruhe", 1938 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Wanderers Gemütsruhe", op. 67 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 2 no. 3 (1918) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Serenor del caminant", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "A traveler's serenity", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénité du voyageur", copyright © 2014, (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: 49

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