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Warme Lüfte, Süße Düfte Hauchet diese Flur, Liebe dieser Berge Schimmer; Liebe, Liebe endet nimmer, Alles athmet Liebe nur. Hier ist Frieden Sanft beschieden, Fern der großen Welt. Nicht an diese heil'ge Schwelle Schlägt der Ehrsucht grause Welle, Die des Glückes Grab enthält. Heiter, stille Strebt der Wille Hier nach Zukunft nicht, Strebet hier nicht nach der Ferne, Denn es weilt das Herz beim Sterne Seines Glückes, saugt sein Licht. Was entbehrte, Sie begehrte, Findet Seele hie; Weg vom Glanze laß mich fliehen, Mich hieher zurücke ziehen, Nur hieher, wo athmet sie. Welch Beglücken! Welch Entzücken Schwingt dem Himmel zu, Wenn ich bin in ihrer Nähe, Wenn die Wonnige ich sehe, Aufgelöst in sel'ger Ruh. Mir gegeben Ist das Leben Wiederum bei ihr. Laß', o! lasse mich vergessen, Was mir Schicksal zugemessen Auf dem Erdenrunde hier. Friedensstätte! Ja! ich rette Mich aus dem Gewühl, Wieder mich in deine Mitte Mit beflügelt schnellem Schritte, Ganz zu leben dem Gefühl.
J. Lang sets stanzas 1, 3, 5, 7
Confirmed with: Gedichte des Königs Ludwig von Bayern, Zweyter Theil, Zweyte, vermehrte Auflage, München: im Verlage der Liter. Artist. Anstalt der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1829, pages 150-151.
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868), "Das Asyl" [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Das Asyl", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5, published 1838, stanzas 1,3,5,7 [ voice and piano ], München, Joseph Aibl [sung text checked 2 times]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The place of refuge", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 42
Word count: 160
Warm breezes, Sweet scents, Are breathed out by this meadow. Love, the shimmer of these mountains, Love, love never ends. Everything breathes only love. Here is peace Gently bestowed, Far from the great world. At this holy threshold breaks not The horrid wave of the desire for glory, Which contains the grave of happiness. Joyously, quietly, Here the will Strives not for the future, Here it strives not for faraway places, For the heart is in the presence of the star Of its happiness, it drinks its light. What it had to do without, That which it desired, The soul finds here; Away from splendour let me flee, To withdraw to this place, Only to this place, where she breathes. What happiness, What rapture Soars toward heaven When I am near her, When I see the delightful one, Dissolved in blessed peace. Given to me Is life Again in her presence. Let, oh let me forget What fate has meted out to me Upon the earth here. Place of peace! Yes, I rescue Myself from the turmoil, Rescue myself again to your centre With rapid, winged feet, To live totally for emotion.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868), "Das Asyl"
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 42
Word count: 194