by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Wenn Alles, Alles ewig vorbedacht
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Wenn Alles, Alles ewig vorbedacht, Was soll ich machen? Bestimmte mich zum Trunk die ew'ge Macht, Was soll ich machen? Der Vogel liebt die Flur, den Wald der Leu, Hafis die Schenke; So wollte Gott, der Alles wohlgemacht; Was soll ich machen?
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Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, first published 1846 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Wenn alles, alles vorbedacht", op. 168 (12 Hafis-Lieder für Tenor und Klavier) no. 3 (1973) [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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