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Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im harren · Es ist umzäunt mit purpurn-schwarzem dorne Drin ragen kelche mit geflecktem sporne Und sammtgefiederte geneigte farren Und flockenbüschel wassergrün und rund Und in der mitte glocken weiss und mild – Von einem odem ist ihr feuchter mund Wie süsse frucht vom himmlischen gefild.
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Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 107.
Text Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im harren", op. 15 no. 10 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Contemplo el bonic parterre tot esperant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Fisso in attesa l'incantevole aiuola", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52
Je regardais le beau parterre dans l'attente, Il est bordé par des épineux noirs et pourpres, Là-dedans des calices s'élèvent avec des aiguillons mouchetés Et le velours des plumes Et des touffes floconneuses, vert d'eau et rondes Et dans les clochettes au milieu blanc et doux - Leur bouche humide exhale un parfum Comme un doux fruit des royaumes célestes.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 59