by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Die engste Nähe See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Arabic (العربية)
Our translations: ENG
Wir hatten einander so gerne, und lauschten heimlich versteckt als wie zwei Mandelkerne, von einer Schale bedeckt.
Composition:
- Set to music by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Die engste Nähe", 183-?
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Die engste Nähe", appears in Wanderung, in 5. Fünfter Bezirk. Erbauliches und Beschauliches aus dem Morgenlande, in Arabische Volkslieder, no. 19
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The closest nearness", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 18