Vor den Mauern von Schiras

Vor den Mauern von Schiras
liegt das schöne Mosella,
dort ist Hafis begraben.
An keinem Ort in Persien
flöten die Nachtigallen
so märchensüß wie da.
An keinem Ort in Persien
ersteht der holde Frühling
so blühend aus der Erde.
Seltsam! Die Blumen duften
auf dem Grabe von Hafis
ganz anders als sonst im Land.
Sie riechen festlich und freudig,
die Sinne so fein berauschend!
Das ist kein Duft nach Blumen,
das ist ein süßer Weinduft.

Translation(s): FRE POL

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Authorship

• by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Das Grab des Hafis", appears in Hafis, first published 1910 [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

• a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Das Grab des Hafis", also set in Polish (Polski), also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966), "Epilog: Das Grab des Hafis", op. 46 no. 14 (1944) [high voice and harp or piano], from Die Lieder des Hafis, no. 14 [ sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist GER POL ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
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• Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Stanisław Barącz (1864 - 1936) FRE GER ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
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