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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Ziehn die Schafe von der Wiese
 (Sung text for setting by A. Webern)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ziehn die Schafe von der Wiese,
Liegt sie da, ein reines Grün,
Aber bald zum Paradiese
Wird sie bunt geblümt erblühn.

Hoffnung breitet lichte Schleier
Nebelhaft vor unsern Blick:
Wunscherfüllung, Sonnenfeier,
Wolkenteilung bring uns Glück.

Composition:

    Set to music by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Ziehn die Schafe von der Wiese", op. 19 (2 Lieder für Gemischter Chor und Kammerorchester) no. 2 (1926)

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 3

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 35

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