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by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ein wolf sîne sünde vlôch
Language: Mittelhochdeutsch 
Ein wolf sîne sünde vlôch,
in ein klôster er sich zôch,
er wolde geistlîchen leben.
dô hiez man in der schâfe pflegen.
Sît wart er unstaete.
dô beiz er schâf unde swîn.
er jach, daz ez des pfaffen rüde taete. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200), no title [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):

    [ None yet in the database ]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Paul Hindemith.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-07
Line count: 7
Word count: 40

Art läßt nicht von Art
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Mittelhochdeutsch 
Ein Wolf, den Sündenangst bewog,
zurück sich in ein Kloster zog.
Ihm dünkt' ein geistlich Leben gut,
man gab die Schafe ihm zur Hut:
Da ändert' er sein Wesen.
Er biß die Schaf' und Schweine tot
und sprach, des Pfaffen Hund sei es gewesen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Spervogel (c1150 - c1200), no title
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Art läßt nicht von Art", op. 33 no. 3, copyright © 1925 [chorus], from Sechs Lieder nach alten Texten, no. 3, Mainz : Schott [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 7
Word count: 44

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