by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Horch, hörst du nicht vom Himmel her? Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Our translations: ENG
Horch' hörst du nicht vom Himmel her Ein wunderherrlich Musiciren? -- Du hörst die lieben Engelein Hafisens Lieder einstudieren.
Composition:
- Set to music by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Horch, hörst du nicht vom Himmel her?", Lieder no. 25, published 1914
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 76, first published 1846
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Hark, do you not hear from heaven", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Word count: 18