by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Klabund
Alles was geschieht
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Alles, was geschieht, ist nur Leid und Lied. Gott spielt auf der Harfe Trost sich zu. Welle fällt und steigt. Ach, wie bald schon neigt sich dein Haupt im Tod. Dann lächle du.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Klabund [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Alles was geschieht", 1946-54 [voice and piano], from Acht Lieder auf Gedichte von Hafis, no. 7. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 33