by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
Der Adler fliegt hoch
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ja, wer ein Adler ist, der kann sich wohl erschwingen Und über Seraphim durch tausend Himmel dringen.
Authorship:
- by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius, "Der Adler fliegt hoch", appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann, Kapitel 8, Vers 171 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Der Adler fliegt hoch", published 1900 [SATB chorus], from Sechs vierstimmige Chorsätze für S., A., T. und B., no. 6, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "The eagle flies high", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-17
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Word count: 17