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Wie der Bäume kühne Wipfel Zu des Lichtes Höhen streben! Wie der Berge greise Gipfel In des Himmels Wolken schweben! Wie im Mai der Wiesen Blühen Mit des Äthers Blau verschwimmet! Wie der Wälder herbstlich Glühen In des Frührots Licht verglimmet! O so seid ihr denn Verwandte, Himmel du und Mutter Erde! Freudig trag ich irdsche Bande, Da ich dein, O Himmel, werde!
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Himmel und Erde", op. 96 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 4)) no. 5 (1850), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cel i terra", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hemel en aarde", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Heaven and Earth", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ciel et terre", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Comme les cimes audacieuses des arbres Cherchent à atteindre les hauteurs de la lumière ! Comme les sommets gris des montagnes Flottent dans les nuages du ciel ! Comme en Mai les fleurs des prairies Se fondent avec le bleu de l'éther ! Comme l'éclat automnal des forêts S'éteint dans la lumière de l'aube ! Ainsi vous êtes proches Ciel et mère terrestre ! Avec joie je porte mes liens terrestres, Puisque, ô ciel, je serai à toi !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-19
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Word count: 79