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Aber Epheu nenn' ich jene Mädchen mit den sanften Worten, mit dem Haar, dem schlichten, hellen um den leis' gewölbten Brau'n, mit den braunen seelenvollen Rehenaugen, die in Tränen steh'n so oft, in ihren Tränen gerade sind unwiderstehlich; ohne Kraft und Selbstgefühl, schmucklos mit verborg'ner Blüte, doch mit unerschöpflich tiefer treuer inniger Empfindung können sie mit eigner Triebkraft nie sich heben aus den Wurzeln, sind geboren, sich zu ranken liebend um ein ander Leben: an der ersten Lieb'umrankung hängt ihr ganzes Lebensschicksal, denn sie zählen zu den seltnen Blumen, die nur einmal blühen.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Epheu", op. 22 no. 3 (1888), published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Mädchenblumen, no. 3, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'heura", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Klimop", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Ivy", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Heide Wiesner) , "Lierre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Lierre", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Edera", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "ツタの花", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 93
Ed io chiamo "edera" queste fanciulle dalle dolci parole dai capelli luminosi dalle sopracciglia leggermente arcuate dagli occhi, come quelli del daino, bruni e pieni di sensibilità, spesso colmi di lacrime, le loro lacrime... per me sempre irresistibili; non han forza, non han coscienza del proprio valore non han fascino, son fiori nascosti ma con una sensibilità profonda, immensa, fedele e sincera; non possono svellersi dalle loro radici con i propri mezzi; sono nate per salire, piene di amore, lungo la vita di un'altra persona: il loro destino dipende interamente dal primo abbraccio d'amore perché sono tra quei rari fiori che fioriscono una volta soltanto.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Enrico Magnani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912)
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-27
Line count: 19
Word count: 105