Wenn in die Ferne geht der Menschen wohnend Leben,
Wo in [die]1 Ferne sich erglänzt die Zeit der Reben,
Ist auch dabei des Sommers leer Gefilde,
Der Wald erscheint mit seinem dunklen Bilde.

Daß die Natur ergänzt das Bild der Zeiten,
Daß die verweilt, sie schnell vorübergleiten,
Ist aus Vollkommenheit, des Himmels Höhe glänzet
Den Menschen dann, wie Bäume Blüt umkränzet.

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Mit Untertänigkeit
Scardanelli.
d. 24 Mai 1748. 

¹ Saariaho: "der" (according to the Chester Novello website)

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Die Aussicht" [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 Stefano Gervasoni (b. 1962), "Die Aussicht", 1985, rev. 2003, first performed 2003 [ voice, clarinet, viola and 3 percussion players ], Edizioni Suvini Zerboni [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "La vue", subtitle: "Die Aussicht", 2011, published 2012 [ baritone and piano ], from In die Ferne, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
• by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Die Aussicht", 1982-91 [ tenor and piano ], from Hölderlin-Lieder: Erster Zyklus, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Die Aussicht", 1996 [ soprano, flute, guitar, violin, and violoncello (or flute, piano, and violoncello - 1998) ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La perspective", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
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Word count: 62