by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Daß der Ostwind Düfte Hauchet in die Lüfte, Dadurch thut er kund, Daß du hier gewesen. Weil hier Thränen rinnen, Dadurch wirst du innen, Wär's dir sonst nicht kund, Daß ich hier gewesen. Schönheit oder Liebe, Ob versteckt sie bliebe? Düfte thun es und Thränen kund, Daß sie hier gewesen.
Composition:
- Set to music by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Sie und ich", 1835
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Östliche Rosen, in 3. Dritte Lese, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, first published 1822
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dat zij hier geweest zijn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "That the East Wind blows scents", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "That thou here hast wandered"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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