by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
O lächle nicht so wunderschön!
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
O lächle nicht so wunderschön! Die Engel in dem Lichtrevier Vor neuem Fall bewahre doch! Sie stürzen all aus ihren Höh'n, Wähnend, es sei der Himmel, Der ganze Himmel hier.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Hafis. Neue Sammlung von G. F. Daumer, Verlag von Bauer & Kaspe in Nürnberg, 1852, page 21.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis. Neue Sammlung, in 1. Erstes Buch, no. 14 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frédéric Louis Ritter (1826 - 1891), "O lächle nicht", op. 1, Heft 2 no. 9, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Hafis. Ein Liederkreis aus dessen Gedichten, no. 9, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-12-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 30