Geh! Gehorche meinen Winken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA
Geh! Gehorche meinen Winken,
Nutze deine jungen Tage,
Lerne zeitig klüger sein!
Auf des Glückes großer Waage
Steht die Zunge selten ein.
Du mußt steigen oder sinken,
Du mußt herrschen und gewinnen
Oder dienen und verlieren,
Leiden oder triumphieren,
Amboß oder Hammer sein.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Zweites Kophtisches Lied", op. 59 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1892), published 1892 [ baritone and piano ], Brüssel, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leo Grill (1846 - 1919?), "Ein anderes", op. 6 no. 3, published 1874 [ baritone or low tenor and piano ], from Gesellige Lieder von W. Göthe, für Bariton oder tiefen Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolaus, Freiherr von Krufft (1779 - 1818), "Kophtisches Lied", c1814, published 1870, from Zwölf Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Kophtisches Lied", 1789, published 1796 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Koptisches Lied", op. 10 no. 4 (1933) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Wetz (1875 - 1935), "Kophtisches Lied", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 6, published 1901 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Cophtisches Lied II", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 15, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Go, obey my message", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson copte (une autre)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone copta II", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 43
Chanson copte (une autre)
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Va ! Obéis à mon signe,
Exploite tes jeunes années,
Apprends tôt la sagesse ;
Sur la grande balance du sort,
L'aiguille s'immobilise rarement.
Tu dois t'élever ou couler,
Tu dois diriger et gagner,
Ou servir et perdre,
Souffrir ou triompher,
Être l'enclume ou le marteau.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (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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