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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Schönste Tugend einer Seele
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Schönste Tugend einer Seele,
Reinster Quell der Zärtlichkeit!
Mehr als Biron, als Pamele
Ideal und Seltenheit!
Wenn ein andres Feuer brennet,
Flieht dein zärtlich schwaches Licht;
Dich fühlt nur, wer dich nicht kennet,
Wer dich kennt, der fühlt dich nicht.

Göttin, in dem Paradiese
Lebtest du mit uns vereint;
Noch erscheinst du mancher Wiese
Morgens, eh die Sonne scheint.
Nur der sanfte Dichter siehet
Dich im Nebelkleide ziehn;
Phöbus kömmt, der Nebel fliehet,
Und im Nebel bist du hin.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An die Unschuld" [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 Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf (1749 - 1820), "An die Unschuld", published 1770 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Unschuld" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Goethe mit Clavierbegleitung, no. 3, Bonn und Cöln, Nikolaus Simrock [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À l'innocence", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-08-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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