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Klingend schlagen hier die Finken, heimlich tönt der Welle Rauschen, und der Zweige leisem Winken ist es lieblich hier zu lauschen. Eh' die Welle zieht von hinnen, schwankt sie zögernd, ob sie bliebe, wo sich weiche Winde minnen; und die Blume nickt, ich liebe.
Authorship
- by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920) [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Schöner Ort", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für tiefere Stimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1907). [low voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Beautiful place", copyright ©
Researcher for this text: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 44
The finches sing their tinkling song here, the waves murmur secret things, and the gentle rustling of the branches is lovely to hear. Before the wave retreats, it lingers hesitantly, as if it wished to remain where the soft breezes flirt; and the flower nods: I love you.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Frey (1855 - 1920)
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 49