Das Beste

Wenn dir's in Kopf und Herzen schwirrt,
Was willst du Bessres haben!
Wer nicht mehr liebt und nicht mehr irrt,
Der lasse sich begraben.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Das Beste", from Epigrammatisch

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 , "Das Beste", 1989 [medium or high voice and piano], from Goethe-lieder, no. 3.
by Karl Marx (1897-1985) , "Das Beste", op. 49 no. 7 (1949).

ENG English (Gary Bachlund)

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