by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Im Wasser wogt die Lilie, die blanke, hin und her! Doch irrst du, Freund, sobald du sagst, sie schwanke hin und her! Es wurzelt ja so fest ihr Fuß im tiefen Meeresgrund. Ihr Haupt nur wiegt ein lieblicher Gedanke hin und her!
Composition:
- Set to music by Elisabeth Charlotta Henrietta Ernestina Sonntag (1866 - 1950), "Ghasele", published 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs, no. 2, as Else Headlam-Morley ; J. B. Cramer & Co.
Text Authorship:
- by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), no title, appears in Neue Ghaselen
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lily undulates in the water", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
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