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Ewig trägt im Mutterschoße, Süße Königin der Flur, Dich und mich die stille, große, Allbelebende Natur. Röschen! unser Schmuck veraltet, Sturm entblättert dich und mich, Doch der ew'ge Keim entfaltet Bald zu neuer Blüthe sich!
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Confirmed with Wolff's Poetischer Hausschatz des deutschen Volkes: Ein Buch für Schule und Haus, erneuert von Carl Ostrogge, Leipzig, Verlag von Otto Wigand, 1874, pages 150-151.
Modernized spelling would change "Blüthe" to "Blüte".Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An eine Rose", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800 [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 Franciscus (or Franz) Wilhelmus Bouman (1866 - 1896), "An die Rose", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Rotterdam, Alsbach & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Matthias Hauer (1883 - 1959), "An eine Rose", op. 32 (Sieben Lieder) no. 2 (1924) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Jarnach (1892 - 1982), "An eine Rose", op. 7 no. 2 (1913), published 1922 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "An eine Rose", 1945 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To a rose", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 35
Éternellement portés dans le sein maternel, Douce reine des champs, Toi et moi, par la calme, grande Nature qui vivifie tout. Petite rose ! notre parure vieillit, La tempête arrache les pétales à toi et à moi, Mais la graine éternelle se sèmera Bientôt en une nouvelle floraison !
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Translations of title(s):
"An eine Rose" = "À une rose"
"An die Rose" = "À la rose"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An eine Rose", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 49