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Ein Kavalier von Kopf und Herz Ist überall willkommen; Er hat mit seinem Witz und Scherz Manch Weibchen eingenommen: Doch wenn's ihm fehlt an Faust und Kraft, Wer mag ihn dann beschützen? Und wenn er keinen Hintern hat, Wie mag der Edle sitzen?
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Totalität", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch, first published 1827 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Totalität", 2010 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947) , "Totality", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Justus Hermann Wetzel.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Totality", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 43
A well-bred gentleman in head and heart Is welcomed everywhere; He has, with his gentleman's wit so smart, Caught women in his snare: When fist and strength depart, alas, Who then shall sure defend him? When bent with age and thin of ass, How sits that noble, who once was trim?
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Totality", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Totalität", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch, first published 1827
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 ]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Totalität -- Kläffer" [voice and piano].
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 51