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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Oh, wer um alle Rosen wüßte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Oh, wer um alle Rosen wüßte,
die rings in stillen Gärten stehn -
oh, wer um alle wüßte, müßte
wie im Rausch durchs Leben gehen.

Du brichst herein mit rauen Sinnen,
als wie ein Wind in einem Wald -
und wie ein Duft wehst du von hinnen,
dir selbst verwandelte Gestalt.

Oh, wer um alle Rosen wüßte,
die rings in stillen Gärten stehn -
oh, wer um alle wüßte, müßte
wie im Rausch durchs Leben gehen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Von dem heimlichen Rosen" [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 James Martin Simon (1880 - 1944), "Von den heimlichen Rosen", 1943 [ voice and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Von dem heimlichen Rosen", op. 11 no. 10 (1933-4) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joop Voorn (1932 - 2021), "Von den heimlichen Rosen", 1990, from Zeven liederen op gedichten van Christian Morgenstern, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-11-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 73

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