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by Andreas Gryphius, né Greif (1616 - 1664)

Wie, wenn die Sonn' aufgeht
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wie, wenn die Sonn' aufgehet,
Die Rose blühend stehet,
In ihrer schönsten Zier.
Und doch verwelkt sich zeiget
Wenn sich die Sonne neiget,
So blühen und verwelken wir.

Note: the first line and Lang's title differ (aufgehet vs. aufgeht)

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Wie, wenn die Sonn' aufgeht", 1861, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Andreas Gryphius, né Greif (1616 - 1664), no title, first published 1831

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "As, when the sun rises", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 29

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