by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Wahrlich, du bist ein kecker Dieb!
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Wahrlich, du bist ein kecker Dieb! Im Lichte des hellen Morgens, der auf deinen Wangen bestrickend aufgeht, stiehlst du Herz auf Herz im Fangnetz deiner wundervollen Haare!
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Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), appears in Hafis, first published 1910 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), no title, op. 5 no. 1, from Acht Hafis-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
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Word count: 27