Quiet pleasure | Delicate rose

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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Stilles Glück

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Zarte Rose,
Stillerblühte,
Lichterglühte,
Vom Gekose
Leiser Winde
Nur umwehte,
Gleich dem Kinde
Im Gebete   --
Unbeneidet,
Schöngeschmeidet,
Zarte Rose! 

  So im Stillen
Rein beglückte,
Nur erblickte
Von des Himmels
Gold'nen Augen,
Weltentrückte,
Leisgebückte,
Wolle hauchen
Deine Düfte
In die Lüfte,
Zarte Rose!

Confirmed with Haideröslein. Ein Liederstrauß, Würzburg: Leo Wörl'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Verlagshandlung, 1870. Appears in Naturklänge, pages 25 - 26.

Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, pages 35-36.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Stilles Glück", appears in Haideröslein ; Ein Liederstrauß, in 1. Naturklänge, appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition] [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Stilles Glück", op. 198 (10 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 7 (1860-74), published 1875 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Quiet pleasure", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-10
Line count: 22
Word count: 43

Quiet pleasure

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Delicate rose,
Silently blossomed,
Glowing with light,
Solely wafted about
By the caresses
Of gentle winds,
Like a child
In prayer –
Unenvied,
Beautifully resplendent,
Delicate rose!

Thus in silence
Purely delighted,
Only espied
By the golden eyes
Of Heaven,
Otherworldly,
Gently bowed,
May you be willing to breathe
Your scents
Into the breezes,
Delicate rose!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Stilles Glück", appears in Haideröslein ; Ein Liederstrauß, in 1. Naturklänge, appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-17
Line count: 22
Word count: 56