Beglückte Niedrigkeit (Anonymous, set by G. Telemann) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Hebt mich kein geneigter Wind,
lernt mein glücke niemals fliegen,
desto sichrer bleib' ich siegen;
denn, da ich niedrig bin, 
so stoss' ich nirgend an.
Wer in der tat schon liegt, der fürchtet keinen Fall
und wird zu keiner Zeit des unglücks leichter Ball,
der darum steigen muß, damit er fallen kann.

Input by Poppy Holden

Authorship

Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

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