Nothing shines without the sun | Rude is the moon's form without the light of its sun

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by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius

Translation © by Peter Palmer

Nichts leuchtet ohne die Sonne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Rauh ist der Mond gestalt ohn seiner Sonne licht:
Rauh ohne deine Sonn dein seelen Angesicht.

Text Authorship:

by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius [author's text not yet checked 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 Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Nichts leuchtet ohne die Sonne", first performed 2012 [four-part chorus a cappella], from nicht Ichts -- nicht Nichts : Ten monodistichs by Angelus Silesius for four voices, no. 7. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Peter Palmer) , title 1: "Nothing shines without the sun", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-05
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Word count: 16

Nothing shines without the sun

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Rude is the moon's form without the light of its sun:
Rude without your sun the visage of your soul.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Peter Palmer, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-05
Line count: 2
Word count: 20