Ewig trägt im Mutterschoße, 
Süße Königin der Flur,
Dich und mich die stille, große,
Allbelebende Natur.

Röschen! unser Schmuck veraltet,
Sturm entblättert dich und mich,
Doch der ew'ge Keim entfaltet
Bald zu neuer Blüthe sich!

Modernized spelling would change "Blüthe" to "Blüte".

Composition:

Set to music by Philipp Jarnach (1892 - 1982), "An eine Rose", op. 7 no. 2 (1913), published 1922 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An eine Rose", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (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.
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Word count: 35