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Schweige nur, Süßer Mund der heil'gen Liebe. Stille weben die Getriebe Der Natur In der Erde Schooß, und stille Hält der Himmel seine Fülle, Still ist alles Lebens Spur, Liebe lebt nur in der Hülle, Schweige nur. Athme nur, Blumen athmen [und so sprühen Süße Düfte, Farben glühen]1 Durch die Flur, Sterne athmen Licht und ziehen [Alles athmend]2 an im Fliehen, Nur ein Hauch wiegt die Natur, Engel athmen Melodieen, Athme nur. Blühe nur! Sieh in eine sel'ge Blüthe Hüllt sich ein die ganze Güte Der Natur, Und ihr himmlisches Gemüthe Füllt allein dies Weltgebiete: Liebe, zeige mir die Spur. Schweige, athme, sel'ge Blüthe, Blühe nur.
Confirmed with Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1817 von de la Motte Fouqué. Nürnberg, bei Joh. Leonh. Schrag, pages 116-117.
1 Schubert: "Farben glühen, / Und so sprühen süße Düfte"2 Schubert: "Athmend alles"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Georg Seegemund (1794 - 1877), as Gottwalt, "Das stille Lied" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Das stille Lied", D 916 (1827), published 1978 [ ttbb quartet ], Bärenreiter, VN 19317, Kassel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó silenciosa", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The silent song", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chant silencieux", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-10
Line count: 27
Word count: 108
Only fall silent, Sweet lips of holy love. Silently the gears of nature Weave In the womb of the earth, and silently Heaven holds its plenitude. Silent is the trace of all life, Love lives only in the shell, Only fall silent. Only breathe, Flowers breathe [and thus sweet scents Are sent forth, colours glow]1 Through the lea, Stars breathe forth light and travel, Breathing upon everything in their flight, Nature is lulled by only a breeze, Angels breathe melodies. Only breathe. Only bloom! Lo, in a blessed blossom The entire goodness of nature Shrouds itself, And its heavenly spirit Alone fills this earthly realm: Love, show me the track. Fall silent, breathe, blessed blossom, Only bloom.
1 Schubert: "colours glow, / And thus sweet scents are sent forth"
Note: the change in the second footnote does not affect the translation.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Georg Seegemund (1794 - 1877), as Gottwalt, "Das stille Lied"
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-27
Line count: 27
Word count: 118