Geheimnißvoller Klang,
Für Geister der Luft besaitet,
Von keines Menschen Gesang,
Von Stürmen nur begleitet.

In deinen Tiefen sind
Die Melodien der Sterne, --
So ruft ein weinend Kind
Der Mutter in die Ferne.

Laute der Trösterin der Einsamkeit!
So zieh'n über Fluthen Schwäne,
So wiegt in Träume die Seligkeit
Die schmerzenstillenden Thräne.

Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Äolsharfe" becomes "Aeolsharfe", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Äolsharfe". Note as well that modern German would change some spellings including "Geheimnißvoller" -> "Geheimnisvoller", "Fluthen" -> "Fluten", "Thräne" -> "Träne", etc.

Composition:

Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Äolsharfe", op. 75 (Achtzehn Gesänge) no. 11 (1903) [ medium voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), "Äolsharfe", appears in Gedichte, in Eine Idylle in Liedern

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Arpa eòlica", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Aeolian Harp", copyright © 2024
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , " Harpe éolienne", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Donderwinkel , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51