by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
Der Duft nach Sandel, den die seidenen Fächer Über die Brüste schöner Frauen wehn, Die Perlen auf der braunen Haut, Gesänge, Der Klang der Harfen und das Lied der Vogel - Das alles weckt den Gott der Liebe auf, Und neue Lust und neue Qual beginnt.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Sommer", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 2 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications, also set in English
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Sommer II"
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century) [text unavailable]
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Word count: 45