by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
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25. Liebe rauscht der Silberbach,
 Liebe lehrt ihn sanfter wallen,
 Seele haucht sie in das Ach
 Klagenreicher Nachtigallen -
 Liebe Liebe lispelt nur 
 Auf der Laute der Natur

First published in Anthologie auf das Jahr 1782, anonymously edited by Schiller with the fake publishing information "Gedrukt in der Buchdrukerei zu Tobolsko", actually published by Johann Benedict Metzler in Stuttgart. This poem (pages 58-68) differs in some ways from the final version, it has the title "Der Triumf der Liebe. eine Hymne" and "Y." as the author's name.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Liebe", op. 17 no. 2, D 983A, published 1823, stanza 25 [ vocal quartet for 2 tenors and 2 bass ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Triumph der Liebe", subtitle: "Eine Hymne", written 1782, first published 1782

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Gràcies a l’amor", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De triomf der liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le triomphe de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Martin-Beatus Meier , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 692