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by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Horch, hörst du nicht vom Himmel her?
 (Sung text for setting by E. Wolff)
 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
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

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