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Laura betet! Engelharfen hallen [Frieden]1 Gottes in ihr krankes Herz, Und, wie Abels Opferdüfte, wallen Ihre Seufzer himmelwärts. Wie sie kniet, in Andacht hingegossen, Schön, wie Raphael die Unschuld malt! Vom Verklärungsglanze schon umflossen, Der um Himmelswohner strahlt. O sie fühlt, im leisen, linden Wehen, [Froh des Hocherhabnen]2 Gegenwart, Sieht im Geiste schon die Palmenhöhen, Wo der Lichtkranz ihrer harrt! So von Andacht, so von Gottvertrauen Ihre engelreine Brust geschwellt, Betend diese Heilige zu schauen, Ist ein Blick in jene Welt!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich von Matthisson. Erster Theil. Tübingen, bei Cotta, 1811, page 6; and with Friedrich Matthisson's auserlesene Gedichte, herausgegeben von Joh. Heinr. Füssli, Zürich, bey Orell, Gessner, Füssli und Compagnie, 1791, page 78.
First published in Lieder von Friedrich Matthisson. Breslau, bey Gottlieb Löwe. 1781, page 36; and then, with Rust's setting, in Deutsches Museum Erster Band. Jänner bis Junius. 1784. Leipzig, in der Weygandschen Buchhandlung. Erstes Stück. Januar 1784, in the appendix following page 96.
1 Matthisson (1781 edition), and Rust: "Tröstung"2 Matthisson (1781 edition), and Rust: "Näher ihres Gottes"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Die Betende", written 1778, appears in Gedichte aus der Schulzeit (1776-1778), first published 1781 [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 Joseph Abenheim (1804 - 1891), "Die Betende", op. 2 (6 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1829 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Christian Baldewein (1784 - 1848), "Die Betende" [ soprano and piano ], from Sechs Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. 1 Heft, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Proch (1809 - 1878), "Die Betende", op. 84 no. 2, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from 2 Gedichte von Matthison, no. 2, Wien, Diabelli und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Ries (1784 - 1838), "Die Betende", op. 36 no. 4, published 1811 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739 - 1796), "Die Betende", published 1784 [ voice and piano ], from Oden und Lieder aus den besten deutschen Dichtern, Erste Sammlung, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Betende", D 102 (1814), published 1840 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Die Betende", 1796 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder nach Gedichten von Matthisson, no. 11, Mannheim München Düsseldorf, Johann Michael Götz, No. 581 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Die Betende", Z 120 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La dona pregant", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De biddende", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The praying woman", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La femme à la prière", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Colei che prega", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Laura is praying! Angel's harps echo the peace of God in her sick heart, and, like the fragrance of Abel's sacrifices, waft her sighs toward Heaven. How she kneels, pouring out her devotion, as fair as Raphael could paint Innocence; already bathed in the radiance of transfiguration that streams from those that dwell in Heaven. O she feels, in the gentle, quiet breeze, glad of the presence of the higher beings; she's already looking at the spirits in the palmy heights, where her halo awaits! So with devotion, so by trust in God, her angel-pure breast swells and this saintly woman gazes, praying; it is a glimpse into another world.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Die Betende", written 1778, appears in Gedichte aus der Schulzeit (1776-1778), first published 1781
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 111