Where innocence has strewn flowers

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Frauenchor
Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute,
wo sich Liebe den Tempel erbaut,
da bringen wir im treuen Geleite
dem frommen Helden die fromme Braut.

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute", op. 117 no. 5 (1811) [ women's chorus ], from cantata König Stephan, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Where innocence has strewn flowers

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Women’s Chorus
Where innocence has strewn flowers,
Where love has built a temple,
Thence we loyally escort
To the pious hero, his pious bride.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-28
Line count: 5
Word count: 24