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Nicht mit Engeln im blauem Himmelszelt, Nicht mit Rosen im duftigem Blumenfeld, Selbst mit dem ewigen Sonnenlicht, Vergleiche ich Zuleikha, mein Mädchen nicht! Denn der Engel Busen ist liebeleer, Unter Rosen drohen die Dornen her, Und die Sonne verhüllt des Nachts ihr Licht, Sie alle gleichen Zuleikha nicht. Nichts finden, so weit das Weltall reicht, Die Blicke, was meiner Zuleikha gleicht! Schön, dornlos, voll ewigem Liebes-Schein! Kann sie mit sich selbst nur verglichen sein!
Composition:
- Set to music by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Nicht mit Engeln", op. 34 no. 1 (1854), from Zwölf Lieder von Mirza-Schaffy, no. 1, also set in Russian (Русский)
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "Not e'en Angels"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 81
Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven, Not with roses in the scented flowery meadow, Even with the eternal light of the sun, Do I compare Suleika, my maiden! For the bosom of the angels is void of love, From under the roses thorns threaten, And the sun hides its light at night, They are all nothing like Suleika. As far as the universe extends, my eyes Find nothing that is like my Suleika! Beautiful, thornless, full of the eternal glow of love, She can only be compared to herself!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 95