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by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)

Wenn schlanke Lilien wandelten
 (Sung text for setting by A. Busch)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn schlanke Lilien wandelten, vom Weste leis geschwungen,
Wär' doch ein Gang, wie deiner ist, nicht gleicherweis' gelungen!
Wohin du gehst, da ist nicht Gram, da ebnet sich der Pfad,
So dacht' ich, als vom Garten her dein Schritt mir leis erklungen.
Und nach dem Takt, in dem du gehst, dem leichten, reizenden,
Hab' ich im Nachschaun, wiegend mich, dies Liedlein leis gesungen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Adolf Busch (1891 - 1952), "Wenn schlanke Lilien wandelten", op. 11b (Five Songs for High Voice and Chamber Orchestra) no. 5 (1917) [ high voice and chamber orchestra ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890), no title, appears in Trinklaube, in Gaselen, no. 4, appears in Neuere Gedichte, in Gaselen, no. 5

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 63

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