I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting | I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting

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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im harren ·
Es ist umzäunt mit purpurn-schwarzem dorne
Drin ragen kelche mit geflecktem sporne
Und sammtgefiederte geneigte farren
Und flockenbüschel wassergrün und rund
Und in der mitte glocken weiss und mild –
Von einem odem ist ihr feuchter mund
Wie süsse frucht vom himmlischen gefild.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 107.

Text Authorship:

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im harren", op. 15 no. 10 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Contemplo el bonic parterre tot esperant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Fisso in attesa l'incantevole aiuola", copyright © 2009, (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.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I gaze upon the lovely flowerbed while waiting,
It is fenced about with crimson-black thornbushes,
Within stand high calyces with speckled spurs
And velvet-feathered, bowed ferns
And spotted tufts, water-green and round
And in the middle bell-like flowers, white and gentle -
Their moist mouths emit a breath
That is like sweet fruit from the heavenly meadows.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-12
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Word count: 56