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Das Leben ist ein schlechter Spaß, Dem fehlt's an Dies, dem fehlt's an Das, Der will nicht wenig, der zuviel, Und Kann und Glück kommt auch ins Spiel. Und hat sich's Unglück drein gelegt, Jeder, wie er nicht wollte, trägt. Bis endlich Erben mit Behagen Herrn Kannicht-Willnicht weiter tragen.
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 4. Buch der Betrachtungen -- Tefkir 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 Otto Klemperer (1885 - 1973), "Das Leben ist ein schlechter Spaß" [text not verified]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-04
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Word count: 49
La vie est une mauvaise plaisanterie : L'un manque de ceci, l'autre manque de cela, L'un ne veut pas peu, l'autre pas trop, Et le savoir et le bonheur viennent aussi dans le jeu. Et si le malheur arrive aussi, Chacun supporte comme il ne voulait pas. Jusqu'à ce qu'enfin les héritiers avec plaisir Emportent plus loin Monsieur "Je ne sais pas-Je ne veux pas".
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 4. Buch der Betrachtungen -- Tefkir Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 65