by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Die Lotosblume Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Lotosblume ängstigt Sich vor der Sonne Pracht Und mit gesenktem Haupte Erwartet sie träumend die Nacht. Der Mond, der ist ihr Buhle Er weckt sie mit seinem Licht, Und ihm entschleiert sie freundlich Ihr frommes Blumengesicht, Sie blüht und glüht und leuchtet Und starret stumm in die Höh'; Sie duftet und weinet und zittert Vor Liebe und Liebesweh.
Composition:
- Set to music by Vilém (Wilhelm) Blodek (1834 - 1874), "Die Lotosblume", published 1909, from Liebeslieder, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 10
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "La flor de lotus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De lotusbloem is angstig", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , "Lotus blossom", appears in Poems and translations, first published 1867
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fleur de lotus", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 10, first published 1827
- GER German (Deutsch) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Die Lotosblume" [an adaptation]
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il fiore di loto", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "A flor de lótus", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Lawrence Snyder , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 61