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Du hast genug - (2012)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
for baritone or tenor and piano
Ein trunkner Dichter leerte
sein Glaß auf jedem Zug;
ihn warnte sein Gefährte:
Hör' auf! du hast genug.
Bereit von Stuhl zu sinken,
sprach der: du bist nicht klug!
zuviel kann man wohl trinken,
doch nie trinkt man genug.1 page, circa 45"
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
The original title is "Antwort eines trunknen Dichters."
A drunken poet emptied
His glass with hefty swig;
His companion warned him:
Hey! enough of that, you pig.
Almost toppling from his stool,
He said: That's incorrect!
Ah yes, one can drink too much,
But enough? That I expect.
rhymed paraphrase by the composer
Copyright 2012 © Gary Bachlund All international rights reserved.
This bit of entertaining fluff is suitable for an encore, short or shorter. A simple opening gambit is followed by drooping and rising parallel arpeggios, all minor triads. The bass line is a beat off-set as punctuation.
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano-vocal score.
