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Die Peri Wo find' ich sie? Wo blüht, wo liegt Die Gabe, die dem Himmel g'nügt? Ich kenne die Urnen, mit Schätzen gefüllt, Tief unter Tschelminars Säulen verhüllt; Ich sah der Weihrauchinseln Grün Viel Klaftern tief im Meere blühn; Ich weiß auch, wo die Genien König Jamschids Pokal verhehlen. Er ist von Gold und von Juwelen, Und Lebenstropfen sind sein Getränk. Doch will auch der Himmel solch Geschenk? Strahlt je der Demant einer Krone Wie die Stufen an Allahs Wunderthrone? Und, o ihr Lebenstropfen, was seid Ihr für die Tiefen der Ewigkeit!
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Wo find' ich sie? Wo blüht, wo liegt", op. 50 no. 4 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 4, Part I; Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "On el trobaré? On floreix, on és", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Où vais-je le trouver ? Où fleurit, où repose", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dove posso trovarlo? Dove fiorisce, dove è riposto", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 92
La Peri Dove posso trovarlo? Dove fiorisce, dove è riposto il dono che potrebbe piacere al cielo? Conosco le urne, ricolme di tesori, celate sotto le colonne di Celminar; Ho visto la vegetazione delle isole dell'incenso fiorire nel profondo del mare; E anche so bene dove i Geni nascondono la coppa del re Jamshid. E' fatta con oro e con gemme, ricolma di una bevanda che dà gocce di vita. Davvero desidera il cielo anche questo dono? Potrà mai il diamante di una corona rifulgere come i gradini del trono di Allah? E le gocce della bevanda che dà vita, cosa sono se paragonate alla grandezza dell' eternità!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2013 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) and by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878)
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 108