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Seelig durch die Liebe
Götter - durch die Liebe
Menschen Göttern gleich!
Liebe macht den Himmel
Himmlischer - die Erde
Zu dem Himmelreich.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
First published in Anthologie auf das Jahr 1782, anonymously edited by Schiller with the fake publishing information "Gedrukt in der Buchdrukerei zu Tobolsko", actually published by Johann Benedict Metzler in Stuttgart. This poem (pages 58-68) differs in some ways from the final version, it has the title "Der Triumf der Liebe. eine Hymne" and "Y." as the author's name.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Selig durch die Liebe", D 55 (1813), published 1892, stanza 1 [ vocal trio for 2 tenors and bass ]
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Triumph der Liebe", subtitle: "Eine Hymne", written 1782, first published 1782
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Gràcies a l’amor", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De triomf der liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le triomphe de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Martin-Beatus Meier , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 695
Les dieux sont bienheureux
Par l'amour -- par l'amour
Les hommes sont pareils aux dieux !
L'amour rend le ciel
Encore plus céleste -- la Terre
Pareille au royaume des cieux.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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) by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Triumph der Liebe", subtitle: "Eine Hymne", written 1782, first published 1782
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