Es schauen die Blumen alle
Zur leuchtenden Sonne hinauf;
Es nehmen die Ströme alle
Zum leuchtenden Meere den Lauf.

Es flattern die Lieder alle
Zu meinem leuchtenden Lieb -
Nehmt mit meine Tränen und Seufzer,
Ihr Lieder, wehmütig und trüb!

Note: this text can also be found as an appendix to Buch der Lieder under the heading "Zu Lyrisches Intermezzo". First published in 1822 in Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz, a Berlin periodical

Composition:

Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Es schauen die Blumen", op. 96 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1884), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock

Text Authorship:

• by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 31

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "All the flowers gaze", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Toutes les fleurs regardent", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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