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Freunde, weihet den Pokal Jener fremden Menschenwelt, Die an gleichem Sonnenstrahl Sich erhellt, gesellt, gefällt; Glück den lieben unbekannten Lichtgesandten Herzverwandten, Deren Augen [übergehen]1, Wenn sie in die Sonne [sehen]2. --
Confirmed with Ludwig Achim's von Arnim Sämmtliche Werke, Zweiundzwanzigster Band, Nachlaß : Sechster Band, Gedichte von Ludwig Achim von Arnim, Erster Band, Weimar, Verlag von L. F. A. Kühn, 1856, page 75.
1 Strauss: "übergehn"2 Strauss: "sehn"
Authorship
- by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), "Der Pokal", subtitle: "In das Stammbuch der Frau von Goethe" [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Der Pokal", op. 69 (Fünf kleine Lieder nach Gedichten von Achim von Arnim und Heinrich Heine) no. 2 (1918) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La copa", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bokaal", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Joel Ayau) , "The goblet", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La coupe", copyright © 2014, (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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Amis, consacrez la coupe à ce monde étranger de l'humanité Qui par le même rayon de soleil est illuminé, réuni, réjoui ; Buvons au bonheur des chers inconnus, Ambassadeurs de la lumière, parents du cœur, Dont les yeux pleurent Quand ils regardent le soleil.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), "Der Pokal", subtitle: "In das Stammbuch der Frau von Goethe"
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-12
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Word count: 44