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Es deuten die Blumen des Herzens Gefühle,
Sie sprechen manch heimliches Wort;
Sie neigen sich traulich am schwankenden Stiele,
Als zöge die Liebe sie fort.
Sie bergen verschämt sich im deckenden Laube,
Als hätte verrathen der Wunsch sie dem Raube.
Sie deuten im leise bezaubernden Bilde
Der Frauen, der Mädchen Sinn;
Sie deuten, das Schöne, die Anmuth, die Milde,
Sie deuten des Lebens Gewinn:
Es hat mit der Knospe, so heimlich verschlungen,
Der Jüngling die Perle der Hoffnung gefunden.
Sie weben der Sehnsucht, des Harmes Gedanken
Aus Farben ins duftige Kleid.
Nichts frommen der Trennung gehässige Schranken,
Die Blumen verkünden das Leid.
Was laut nicht der Mund, der bewachte, darf sagen,
Das waget die Huld sich in Blumen zu klagen.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Blumensprache", op. posth. 173 no. 5, D 519 (1817?), published 1867, stanzas 1-3, C. A. Spina, VN 19174-79, Wien
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Anton Plattner (1787 - 1855)
- possibly by Eduard Platner (1786 - 1860)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El llenguatge de les flors", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De taal der bloemen", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "The language of flowers", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le langage des fleurs", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 162
Les fleurs montrent les sentiments du cœur, Elles disent maint mot secret, Elles s'inclinent confidentiellement sur leurs tiges oscillantes, Comme si l'amour les tiraient. Elles se cachent pudiquement sous le couvert du feuillage, Comme si le désir pouvait les trahir à un voleur. Elles montrent en une image douce, enchanteresse, De l'esprit des femmes, des jeunes filles ; Elles montrent la beauté, la grâce, la douceur, Elles montrent le prix de la vie : C'est dans le bouton, si secrètement enlacé, Que la jeunesse peut conquérir la perle de l'espoir. Elles tissent ensemble des pensées de désir et de douleur Avec des couleurs en habits parfumés, À rien ne sert la barrière haïe de la séparation, Les fleurs annoncent le chagrin. Quand la bouche ne peut dire tout haut, par prudence, La bonté osera se plaindre à travers les fleurs.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Anton Plattner (1787 - 1855) and possibly by Eduard Platner (1786 - 1860)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 138