Dawn, gentle flower, From the morning earth; We will gaze and wonder At thy wondrous birth! Bloom, gentle flower! Lover of the light, Sought by wind and shower, Fondled by the night! Fade, gentle flower! All thy white leaves close; Having shewn thy beauty, Time 't is for repose. Die, gentle flower, In the silent sun! So, -- all pangs are over, All thy tasks are done! Day hath no more glory, Though he soars so high; Thine is all man's story, Live, -- and love, -- and die!
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Confirmed with Englischer Liederschatz aus Englischen und Amerikanischen Dichtern, ed. by Karl Elze, Dessau, Druck und Verlag von Moritz Katz, 1851, pages 115-116.
Text Authorship:
- by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall, "To a flower" [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 William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Dawn, gentle flower", op. 36 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862) ; composed by William Sterndale Bennett.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 86
Keim', holde Blume Aus dem Frühlingsbeet, Wir erblicken staunend Wie dein Blüh'n entsteht. Blüh', holde Blume Warm vom Tag gehegt, Sanft vom Wind, vom Regen, Von der Nacht gepflegt... Welk, holde Blume, Schliess dein weisses Kleid; Zeigtest deine Anmuth, Hast nun Ruhezeit... Stirb, holde Blume Von der Sonne Macht, All dein Weh vorüber, All dein Werk vollbracht. Schau des Menschen Leben, Wie er schafft und wirbt,... Gleich der Blume Weben, Lebt, und liebt, und stirbt.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Bryan Waller Procter (1787 - 1874), as Barry Cornwall, "To a flower"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Sterndale Bennett (1816 - 1875), "Keim', holde Blume!", op. 36 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 75