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Zweck der Musik (Lateinischer Spruch)

Language: Latin

Cur adhibes tristi numeros cantuumque labori?
Ut relevent miserum fatum solitosque labores.


Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Set in German, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist GER

Date added to the website: 2004-01-16.

Zweck der Musik (Lateinischer Spruch)

Language: German

 Warum fügst du zur traurigen Arbeit so viele Gesänge?
 Damit sie das elende Geschick und die täglichen Arbeiten erleichtern.


Authorship Based on

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2004-01-16.