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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Diotima
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Du schweigst und duldest, und sie versteh'n dich nicht,
  Du heilig Leben! welkest hinweg und schweigst
    Denn ach! vergebens bei Barbaren
      Suchst du die Deinen im Sonnenlichte,

Die zärtlichgroßen Seelen, die nimmer sind!
  Doch eilt die Zeit. Noch siehet mein sterblich Lied
    Den Tag, der, Diotima! nächst den
      Göttern mit Helden dich nennt, und dir gleicht.

Confirmed with Friedrich Hölderlin, Sämtliche Gedichte und Hyperion, Frankfurt am Main: Insel Verlag, 1999, page 197.

Note: In Apostel’s op. 9, this song is followed by an orchestral "Interludium".


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Diotima" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hans Erich Apostel (1901 - 1972), "Diotima", op. 9 no. 1, published 1941 [low voice and orchestra], Wien: Universal-Edition, No. 11267 (Klavier-Auszug) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Franz Alfons Wolpert.

    • Go to the text. [ view differences ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Diotima", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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