Десять языков лилеи

Translation by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892)

Lilie hat der Zungen Zehne

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Lilie hat der Zungen Zehne;
  Doch es schlägt die Nachtigall,
Und da schweigt sie vor Entzücken
  Und zum Dufte wird ihr Schall.

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Confirmed with G. Fr. Daumer, Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 50.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 84, first published 1846 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Lilie hat der Zungen zehne", published 1907-8, from Hafis-Lieder, no. 19 [sung text not yet checked]

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

RUS Russian (Русский) (Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet) , no title, first published 1859

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Line count: 4
Word count: 22

Десять языков лилеи

Language: Russian (Русский) after the German (Deutsch)

Десять языков лилеи
Жаждут песни соловья,
И с немеющих выходит
Ароматная струя.

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Text Authorship:

by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), no title, first published 1859 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 84, first published 1846
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

[ None yet in the database ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 12