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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

An Suleika
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG FRE HEB
Auch in der Ferne dir so nah!
Und unerwartet kommt die Qual.
Da hör ich wieder dich einmal.
Auf einmal bist du wieder da!

Composition:

    Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "An Suleika", 1825

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh, first published 1818

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "To Suleika", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Souleika", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 24

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