Königlich Gebet
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Mich lieben die Edlen, die mir dienen.
Ha, ich bin der Herr der Welt!
Ich liebe die Edlen, denen ich gebiete.
O gib mir, Gott im Himmel,
Daß ich mich der Höh und Liebe
Nicht überhebe.
Royal prayer
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
By the nobles, who are my servants.
Ha, I am master of the world! I love
The nobles, whom I command.
O grant me, God in heaven! that I never
Take this power and this love for granted
Königlich Gebet
German source:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Royal prayer
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ha, ich bin der Herr der Welt!
Ha, I am master of the world! I am loved
Mich lieben die Edlen, die mir dienen.
By the nobles, who are my servants.
Ha, ich bin der Herr der Welt!
Ha, I am master of the world! I love
Ich liebe die Edlen, denen ich gebiete.
The nobles, whom I command.
O gib mir, Gott im Himmel,
O grant me, God in heaven! that I never
Daß ich mich der Höh und Liebe
Take this power and this love for granted
Nicht überhebe.
Composer
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…
Poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on…