Groves in these paradises | In these paradises, groves

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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hain in diesen paradiesen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Hain in diesen paradiesen
Wechselt ab mit blütenwiesen
Hallen · buntbemalten fliesen.
Schlanker störche schnäbel kräuseln
Teiche die von fischen schillern ·
Vögel-reihen matten scheines
Auf den schiefen firsten trillern
Und die goldnen binsen säuseln –
Doch mein traum verfolgt nur eines.

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 103.

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), "Hain in diesen paradiesen", op. 15 no. 2 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els bosquets en aquests paradisos", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Groves in these paradises", 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) , "Sacri boschetti in questi paradisi", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 42

Groves in these paradises

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In these paradises, groves
Alternate with flowery meadows,
Halls, brightly decorated tiles,
Slender storks’ beaks frill
The ponds that shimmer with fish,
Rows of birds with a dull sheen
Trill upon the slanting ridges
And the golden rushes sough -
But my dream pursues only one thing.

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Based on:

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: 46