Were beloved nature (Goethe, set by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Michael P. Rosewall

Gab die liebende Natur

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): ENG

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

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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 Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Ariel" [SATB chorus] [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

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

Researcher for this text: Barbara Miller

Text added to the website: 2010-11-15 00:00:00
Last modified: 2017-05-13 13:36:34
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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)

Text added to the website: 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Last modified: 2017-05-13 13:36:53
Line count: 5
Word count: 19