De triomf der liefde | Zalig door de liefde

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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Selig durch die Liebe

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

 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:

Franz Peter Schubert

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.
Line count: 178
Word count: 695

De triomf der liefde

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

 Zalig door de liefde,
 Goden -- door de liefde
 Mensen goden gelijk!
 Liefde maakt de hemel
 Hemelser -- de aarde
 Wordt het hemelrijk.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2010 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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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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