Were beloved nature

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Gab die liebende Natur

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ariel
 Gab die liebende Natur,
 Gab der Geist euch Flügel,
 Folget meiner leichten Spur,
 Auf zum Rosenhügel!

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Ariel" [ SATB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Gérard Labrunie)

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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-15
Line count: 5
Word count: 17

Were beloved nature

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Ariel
 Were beloved nature,
 The spirit, to give you wings,
 Follow my nimble course,
 Upward to the rosy hills!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Faust, in Der Tragödie erster Teil (Part I)
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-19
Line count: 5
Word count: 19