by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Du Duft, der meine Seele speiset
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Available translation(s): FRE
[Du]1 Duft, der meine Seele speiset,
verlaß mich nicht!
Traum, der mit mir durchs Leben reiset,
verlaß mich nicht!
Du Paradiesesvogel,
dessen Schwing' ungesehn
mit leisem Säuseln mich umkreiset,
verlaß mich nicht!
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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 Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Ghasel", op. 19 (Vier Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte) no. 1, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803 - 1836), "Du Duft", op. 12 no. 2, published 1836, from Persische Lieder von Fr. Rückert, no. 2, Berlin, Bethge [sung text not yet checked]
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Toi, parfum qui dévore mon âme
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Toi, parfum qui dévore mon âme,
Ne me quitte pas !
Rêve, qui voyage avec moi ma vie durant,
Ne me quitte pas !
Toi, oiseau de paradis,
Dont les ailes furtives
Me cernent de doux bruissements,
Ne me quitte pas !
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-25
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Word count: 42