by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
Ihm färbt der Morgensonne Licht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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Ihm färbt der Morgensonne Licht Den reinen Horizont mit Flammen, Und über seinem schuld'gen Haupte bricht Das schöne Bild der ganzen Welt zusammen.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, Book IV, chapter 1 [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 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Der Harfner", op. 91 no. 6, from Die Gedichte und das Requiem fur Mignon aus Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister's Lehrjahre", no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Bruchstück aus "Wilhelm Meister"", op. 92 no. 1 (2013) [ baritone and piano ], from Wünschelrute. Liederzyklus für Bariton und Klavier , no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Carlyle)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-09
Line count: 4
Word count: 23
For him the light of ruddy morn
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
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For him the light of ruddy morn But paints the horizon red with flame; And voices, from the depths of nature borne, Woe! woe! upon his guilty head proclaim.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, Book IV, chapter 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 29