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Was bedeutet die Bewegung? Bringt der Ost mir frohe Kunde? Seiner Schwingen frische Regung Kühlt des Herzens tiefe Wunde. Kosend spielt er mit dem Staube, Jagt ihn auf in leichten Wölkchen, Treibt zur sichern Rebenlaube Der Insecten frohes Völkchen. Lindert sanft der Sonne Glühen, Kühlt auch mir die heißen Wangen, Küßt die Reben noch im Fliehen, Die auf Feld und Hügel prangen. Und mir bringt sein leises Flüstern Von dem Freunde tausend Grüße; Eh noch diese Hügel düstern Grüßen mich wohl tausend Küsse. Und so kannst du weiter ziehen! Diene Freunden und Betrübten. Dort wo hohe Mauern glühen, Find' ich bald den Vielgeliebten. Ach, die wahre Herzenskunde, Liebeshauch, erfrischtes Leben Wird mir nur aus seinem Munde, Kann mir nur sein Athem geben.
Note: Marianne von Willemer's poem Ostwind was published anonymously with the title Suleika as part of Goethe's West-östlicher Divan, Buch Suleika - Suleika Nameh, with a few textual revisions by Goethe.
Note for stanza 6, line 4, word 5: modernized, the word "Athem" would be "Atem", but since this is an anagram of "Hatem", the beloved about whom Suleika is singing, it should be left as it is.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Suleika I", op. 14 no. 1, D 720 (1821), published 1822 [ voice, piano ], Cappi und Diabelli, VN 1163, Wien
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
- by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860), title 1: "Suleika", title 2: "Ostwind", written 1815, first published 1819
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Suleika I: Wat betekent de beweging?", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Richard Morris) , "Suleika", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Daria Siekhaus) , "Suleika", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Suleika", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Questo agitarsi cosa vuol dire?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (César Vallejo López) , "Suleika", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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¿Qué significa el movimiento? ¿Me trae buenas noticias el viento del Este? La fresca agitación de sus alas Refresca la profunda herida de mi corazón. Él juega acariciante con el polvo, elevándolo en forma de liviana nubecita, e impulsa a las seguras hojas de parra a la alegre multitud de insectos. Mitiga dulcemente el ardor del sol, Y también me refresca las ardientes mejillas; En su huida, besa las viñas Que engalanan el campo y la colina. Y su débil susurro me trae mil cariños de mi amado; antes de que estas colinas oscurezcan me saludarán mil besos. Y puedes así ir más lejos, sirviendo a los amados y a los afligidos. Allí, donde resplandecen altas murallas encontraré pronto a mi querido amor. ¡Ay! El auténtico mensaje del corazón, perfume de amor, vida renovada, sólo vendrá a mí a través de su boca; sólo podrá dármelo su aliento.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2014 by César Vallejo López, (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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860), title 1: "Suleika", title 2: "Ostwind", written 1815, first published 1819
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