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Title: Ausgewhlte Gedichte

Author: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Ausgewhlte Gedichte

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing


alphabetisch nach Titeln sortiert

Der ber uns
Ich
Lob der Faulheit




Der ber uns


Hans Steffen stieg bei Dmmerung (und kaum
konnt er vor Nschigkeit die Dmmerung erwarten)
in seines Edelmannes Garten
und plnderte den besten Apfelbaum.

Johann und Hanne konnten kaum
vor Liebesglut die Dmmerung erwarten
und schlichen sich in ebendiesen Garten
von ungefhr an ebendiesen Apfelbaum.

Hans Steffen, der im Winkel oben sa
und fleiig brach und a,
ward muschenstill vor Wartung bser Dinge,
da seine Nscherei ihm diesmal schlecht gelinge.
Doch bald vernahm er unten Dinge,
worber er der Furcht verga
und immer sachter weitera.

Johann warf Hannen in das Gras.
"O pfui!", rief Hanne, "welcher Spa!
Nicht doch, Johann!--Ei was?
O schme dich!--Ein andermal--o la--
O schme dich!  Hier ist es na."
Na oder nicht; was schadet das?
Es ist ja reines Gras.

Wie dies Gesprche weiterlief,
das wei ich nicht.  Wer braucht's zu wissen?
Sie stunden wieder auf, und Hanne seufzte tief:
"So, schner Herr, heit das blo kssen?
Das Mnnerherz!  Kein einzger hat Gewissen.
Sie knnten es uns so versen.
Wie grausam aber mssen
wir armen Mdchen fters dafr ben!

Wenn nun auch mir ein Unglck widerfhrt!--
Ein Kind--ich zittre.--Wer ernhrt
mir denn das Kind?  Kannst Du es mir ernhren?"
"Ich?", sprach Johann, "die Zeit mag's lehren.
Doch wird's auch nicht von mir ernhrt:
Der ber uns wird schon ernhren;
dem ber uns vertrau."

'Dem ber uns.'  Dies hrte Steffen.
'Was', dachte er, 'will das Pack mich ffen?
Der ber Ihnen?  Ei, wie schlau!'
"Nein", schrie er, "lat euch andere Hoffnung laben!
Der ber euch ist nicht so toll.
Wenn ich ein Bankbein nhren soll,
so will ich es auch selbst gedrechselt haben."

Wer hier erschrak und aus dem Garten rann,
das waren Hanne und Johann.
Doch gaben bei dem Edelmann
sie auch den Apfeldieb wohl an?
Ich glaube nicht, da sie's getan.




Ich


Die Ehre hat mich nie gesucht;
sie htte mich auch nie gefunden.
Whlt man, in zugezhlten Stunden,
ein prchtig Feierkleid zur Flucht?

Auch Schtze hab ich nie begehrt.
Was hilft es sie auf kurzen Wegen
fr Diebe mehr als sich zu hegen,
wo man das wenigste verzehrt?

Wie lange whrt's, so bin ich hin,
und einer Nachwelt untern Fen?
Was braucht sie wen sie tritt zu wissen?
Wei ich nur, wer ich bin.




Lob der Faulheit


Faulheit, endlich mu ich dir
Auch ein kleines Loblied bringen!
O!...  Wie...  sauer...  wird es mir
Dich nach Wrde zu besingen!
Doch ich will mein Bestes tun:
Nach der Arbeit ist gut ruhn.


Hchstes Gut, wer dich nur hat,
Dessen ungestrtes Leben...
Ach!...  ich ghn!...  ich...  werde matt.
Nun, so magst du mir's vergeben,
Da ich dich nicht singen kann:
Du verhinderst mich ja dran.


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