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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Auf eine Lampe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Noch unverrückt, o schöne Lampe, schmückest du,
An leichten Ketten zierlich aufgehangen hier,
Die Decke des nun fast vergessnen Lustgemachs.
Auf deiner weißen Marmorschale, deren Rand
Der Efeukranz von goldengrünem Erz umflicht,
Schlingt fröhlich eine Kinderschar den Ringelreihn.
Wie reizend alles! lachend, und ein sanfter Geist
Des Ernstes doch ergossen um die ganze Form--
Ein Kunstgebild der echten Art. Wer achtet sein?
Was aber schön ist, selig scheint es in ihm selbst.

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked 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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Auf eine Lampe", op. 62 no. 19 (1948-9) [voice and piano], from Das holde Bescheiden: Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 19, Wien: Universal Edition [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "Auf eine Lampe", 1968. [
     text not verified 
    ]

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "On a lamp", copyright ©


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 72

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