by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Verwunderer
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Mehr wett ich nicht, als hundert Thaler, daß der ein eingemachter Praler, der alles, was er sieht, veracht; doch leg' ich tausend gegen hundert, daß der nicht den Compass erdacht, der über alles sich verwundert.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Verwunderer" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Poppy Holden) , title 1: "The astonished", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Poppy Holden
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 35