by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Überzeugung
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Als wie der Tag die Menschen hell umscheinet Und mit dem Licht, das den Höh'n entspringet Die dämmernden Erscheinungen vereinet, Ist Wissen, welches tief der Geistigkeit gelinget.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Überzeugung" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Überzeugung", 1982-91 [ tenor and piano ], from Hölderlin-Lieder: Erster Zyklus, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Überzeugung", L. (2001) [ chorus, cello, violin, and crotal ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Conviction", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
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