The rose, the lily, the dove, the sun

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Paul Hindemith

Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE HEB ITA SPA

Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne,
Die liebt' ich einst alle in Liebeswonne.
Ich lieb' sie nicht mehr, ich liebe alleine
Die Kleine, die Feine, die Reine, die Eine;
Sie selber, aller Liebe Bronne,
Ist Rose und Lilie und Taube und Sonne.

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• F. Lachner • G. Meyerbeer • R. Schumann

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Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 113.

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 3 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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The rose, the lily, the dove, the sun

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The rose, the lily, the dove, the sun,
I loved them all once in love's bliss.
I love them no more, I love only
The Small, the Fine, the Pure the One;
She herself -- the source of all love --
IS the rose, lily, dove, and sun.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 3
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 47