by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908)
Innerer Wert
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein kluger Mann verehrt das Schwein; Er denkt an dessen Zweck. Von außen ist es ja nicht fein, Doch drinnen sitzt der Speck.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), "Innerer Wert" [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), "Innerer Wert", 2010 [baritone and piano], from Busch-lieder , no. 5 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Inner worth", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 23