Dir liegt auf Stirne, Mund und Hand Der feine, zärtlich helle Lenz, Der holde Zauber, den ich fand Auf alten Bildern zu Florenz. Du lebtest schon einmal vorzeit, Du wunderschöne Maigestalt, Als Flora im beblümten Kleid Hat Botticelli dich gemalt. Auch bist du jene, deren Gruß Den jungen Dante übermannt, Und unbewußt ist deinem Fuß Der Weg durchs Paradies bekannt.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Dir liegt auf Stirne, Mund und Hand ", 1950 [ baritone and piano ], from Elisabeth - Liederzyklus für Bariton und Klavier, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Buch der Liebe, in Elisabeth, no. 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al teu front, a la teva boca i la teva mà rau", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Upon your brow, lips, and hand lies", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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