by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Gott, ich liebe dich in deinem Rosenkleide, Wenn du aus deinen Gärten trittst, Zebaoth. O, du Gottjüngling, Du Dichter, Ich trinke einsam von deinen Düften. Meine erste Blüte Blut sehnte sich nach dir, So komme doch, Du süßer Gott, Du Gespiele Gott, Deines Tores Gold schmiltzt an meiner Sehnsucht.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Zebaoth", 2010 [ soprano and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Zebaoth", appears in Hebräische Balladen, no. 15, appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, Berlin-Wilmersdorf: A. R. Meyer Verlag, first published 1905
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Zebaoth", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Zebaoth", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 49