by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
Der Spiegel sagt mir: ich bin schön!
Ihr sagt: zu altern sei auch mein Geschick.
Vor Gott muß alles ewig stehn,
In mir liebt ihn für diesen Augenblick.

Composition:

    Set to music by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Suleika spricht", 1930, fragment

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The mirror tells me that I am fair", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Souleika", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Suleika", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 28