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Angelehnt an die Efeuwand Dieser alten Terrasse, Du, einer luftgebor'nen Muse Geheimnisvolles Saitenspiel, Fang' an, Fange wieder an Deine melodische Klage! Ihr kommet, Winde, fern herüber, Ach! von des Knaben, Der mir so lieb war, Frischgrünendem Hügel. Und Frühlingsblüten unterweges streifend, Übersättigt mit Wohlgerüchen, Wie süß, wie süß bedrängt ihr dies Herz! Und säuselt her in die Saiten, Angezogen von wohllautender Wehmut, Wachsend im Zug meiner Sehnsucht, Und hinsterbend wieder. Aber auf einmal, Wie der Wind heftiger herstößt, Ein holder Schrei der Harfe Wiederholt mir zu süßem Erschrecken Meiner Seele plötzliche Regung, Und hier, die volle Rose streut geschüttelt All' ihre Blätter vor meine Füße!
Note: the poem has the following epigraph, a quotation from Horace:
Tu semper urges fleblilibus modis Mysten ademptum: nec tibi Vespere Surgente decedunt amores, Nec rapidum fugiente Solem.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "An eine Äolsharfe", op. 19 no. 5 (1858), published 1862 [ voice and piano ], Bonn, Simrock
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), from Gedichtsammlung, first published 1838
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A una arpa eòlica", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan een eolusharp", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To an aeolian harp", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À une harpe éolienne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "A une harpe éolienne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A un'arpa Eolia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Pupillo) , "Ad una arpa eolica", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , "A un arpa eólica", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 106
Leunend tegen de klimopmuur Van dit oude terrashuis, Jij, van een luchtgeboren muze Het mysterieuze snarenspel, Vang aan, Vang opnieuw weer aan Je zo welluidende klaagzang! Van ver weg, winden, kom je over, Ach, van die jongen, Die mij zo lief was, Zijn frisgroene heuvel. En lentebloesems In ‘t voorbijgaan strelend, Overladen met fijne geuren, Hoe zoet, hoe zoet beklem je dit hart! En suizelt neer in de snaren, Aangetrokken door welluidende weemoed, Zwellend door kracht van mijn hunk'ring, En wegstervend daarna. Echter opeens dan, Als de wind heviger aantrekt, Een fraaie kreet, een harpklank, Die herhaalt - en doet prettig mij schrikken - Van mijn ziel de plotse ontroering, En hier, de volle roos ja, strooit, bewogen, Haar vrachtje blaadjes vlak voor mijn voeten!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), from Gedichtsammlung, first published 1838
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-24
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