Beherzigung

Feiger Gedanken
bängliches Schwanken,
weibisches Zagen,
ängstliches Klagen
wendet kein Elend,
macht dich nicht frei.

Allen Gewalten
zum Trutz sich erhalten,
nimmer sich beugen,
kräftig sich zeigen,
rufet die Arme
der Götter herbei!

Authorship

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Beherzigung"

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 , "Kein Elend", 1990. [medium voice and piano]
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Beherzigung", op. 93a (Sechs Lieder und Romanzen) no. 6 (1883?)
by Paul Geilsdorf (1890-1976) , "Beherzigung", op. 69 no. 3 [TTBB quartet a cappella], from Sprüche des Lebens, no. 3.
by Cor (Cornelius Wilhelm) de Groot (1914-) , "Beherzigung", published 194-?, from 7 Goethe Lieder, no. 7.
by Otto Klemperer (1885-1973) , "Beherzigung"
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Beherzigung", alternate title: "Aus Lila", published 1809.
by Bernard Reichel (1901-1992) , "Feiger Gedanken", published 198-? [voice and piano], from Lieder-Gedichte von Goethe, no. 8, Monthey : Cantate Domino
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Feiger Gedanken bängliches Schwanken", op. 10 no. 3 (1933).
by Hermann Hans Wetzler (1870-1943) , "Beherzigung", 1907.
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Beherzigung", published 1888 [voice and piano], from Sechs Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe and Kerner, no. 4.
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Feiger Gedanken bängliches Schwanken", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1934), published c1977 [soprano and piano], Hillsdale, N. Y. : Mobart Music Publications

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Cowardly thoughts, timid shaking", copyright ©
ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "No misery", copyright © 1990, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "Résolution", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da tenere a mente", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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No misery

Cowardly thoughts, 
timid wavering,
Lady-like hesitation, 
fearful complaints,
Turn away no misery, 
make one not free.

All force for defiance 
preserves one,
Never to bow, 
showing one's self powerful,
as the poor 
call down their gods.

Authorship

by Gary Bachlund , "No misery", copyright © 1990, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

a text in German by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Beherzigung" ITA FRE

Text added to the website: 2009-03-11.