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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Pilgers Morgenlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Morgennebel, Lila, 
Hüllen deinen Turm [um]1.
Soll ich ihn zum 
Letztenmal nicht sehn!
Doch mir schweben 
Tausend Bilder
Seliger [Erinnerung]2
Heilig warm ums Herz.
Wie er [so]3 stand, 
Zeuge meiner Wonne,
Als zum erstenmal 
Du dem [Fremdling]4
Ängstlich liebevoll 
Begegnetest,
Und mit einemmal 
Ewge Flammen 
In die Seel' ihm warfst.
Zische, Nord, 
Tausend-schlangen-züngig 
Mir ums Haupt!
Beugen sollst du's nicht!
Beugen magst du 
Kind'scher Zweige Haupt,
Von der Sonne 
Muttergegenwart geschieden.

Allgegenwärt'ge Liebe! 
[Durchglühst]5 mich,
[Beutst]6 dem Wetter die Stirn, 
Gefahren die Brust,
Hast mir gegossen 
Ins früh welkende Herz 
Doppeltes Leben,
Freude, zu leben, 
Und Mut!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Strauss 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Strauss: "ein"
2 Strauss: "Erinn'rung"
3 Strauss: "da"
4 Strauss: "Freundling"
5 Strauss: "Durchglühest"
6 Strauss: "Bötest"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Pilgers Morgenlied" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Pilgers Morgenlied", 1962 [ SMezATTBB chorus a cappella ], from Lieder, Oden und Szenen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Pilgers Morgenlied", subtitle: "An Lila", op. 33 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del matí del pelegrí", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ochtendlied van de pelgrim", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Pilgrim's morning song", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson matinale du pèlerin", subtitle: "À Lila", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 34
Word count: 104

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