Ciel et terre | Comme les cimes audacieuses des arbres

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by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Himmel und Erde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

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!

Text 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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 63

Ciel et terre

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Wilhelm Traugott Schöpff (1826 - 1916), as Wilfried von der Neun
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-19
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