[Ernsten]1 Tones laden Glocken
Zum Gebet ins Marmorhaus,
Doch die dumpfen Klänge locken
Mich in Wald und Feld hinaus.

In den Wipfeln rauscht und singt es
Urgewaltge Melodei,
Und aus jeder Blume klingt es,
Daß es heute Pfingsten sei. 

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¹ Strauss: "Frohen"; other changes may exist not noted.

Text Authorship:

• by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Pfingsten" [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Pfingsten", WoO. 67 (Sieben vierstimmige Lieder für Gesangsquartett oder gemischten Chor a cappella) no. 3, published 1880 [ vocal quartet or mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pentecosta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Whitsun", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pentecôte", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 40