New Feature Alert


It’s now easier than ever to see both the author's and the composer's versions of a text!

After more than a year in development, I'm thrilled to announce that we've finally implemented the ability to view "sung texts" with all the modifications by a given composer already applied. Over 10,000 pages will benefit from this improvement. It should especially benefit those of you who need accurate texts for concert programs and CD booklets.

I'm excited to share this new feature with all of you and hope that it enhances your experience on the LiederNet Archive. Take some time to explore and enjoy! — Emily

×
by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FRE
Wenn sanft entzückt mein Auge sieht,
Wie schön im Lenz die Erde blüht:
Wie jedes Wesen angeschmiegt
An ihren Segensbrüsten liegt;

Und wie sie jeden Säugling liebt,
Ihm gern die milde Nahrung giebt,
Und so in steter Jugendkraft
Hervor bringt, nährt und Wachsthum schafft:

Dann fühl' ich hohen Busendrang,
Zu rühmen den mit That und Sang,
Des wundervoller Allmachts-Ruf
Die weite Welt so schön erschuf!

 ...

Note: This poem is a variant of Matthisson's Die schöne Erde; see below. The modifications could not be traced to an authentic publication of Matthisson, however. While Mildheimisches Lieder-Buch uses the title "Die Erde" and does not mention Matthisson as the author, the prior edition of this variant in Allgemeines Liederbuch des deutschen Nationalgesanges uses the title "Die schöne Erde" and specifies Matthisson as the author.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Die Erde", D 579B (1817?), published 1970, stanzas 1-3 [ voice, piano ], note: formerly D. 989.

Text Authorship:

Go to the general single-text view

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La terra", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De aarde", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The earth", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The earth", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The earth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La terre", copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 20
Word count: 111