Bau nur auf Weltgunst recht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Bau nur auf Weltgunst recht
Und paß' auf jeden Wink und Gruß,
Wirst dabei nimmer fröhlich werden!
Es hat's kein Hund so schlecht,
Der hinter seinen Herren muß,
Nicht frei spazieren kann auf Erden.
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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 319, untitled, as no. 5 of Sprüche; however during Eichendorff's lifetime this was titled "Spruch".
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Maxim", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 6
Word count: 34
Maxim
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Only strive diligently for the favour of the world
And watch for every signal and greeting,
You shall never become happy thereby!
No dog has such a sorry lot,
Who has to follow his master,
And cannot walk freely upon the earth.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-19
Line count: 6
Word count: 42