Wehe, Lüftchen, lind und lieblich
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Wehe, Lüftchen, lind und lieblich
Um die Wange der Geliebten,
Spiele zart in ihrer Locke,
Eile nicht hinwegzufliehn!
Tut sie dann vielleicht die Frage,
Wie es um mich Armen stehe;
Sprich: »Unendlich war sein Wehe,
Höchst bedenklich seine Lage;
Aber jetzo kann er hoffen,
Wieder herrlich aufzuleben,
Denn du, Holde, denkst an ihn.«
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Deutsche Musenalmanach für das Jahr 1850, herausgegeben von Christian Schad, Verlag von Bauer & Kaspe in Nürnberg, 1850, page 352.
Text Authorship:
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 Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Wehe Lüftchen lind und lieblich", op. 20 (Zehn Lieder), Heft 2 no. 1 (1851) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Botschaft", op. 47 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1 (1868), published 1868, first performed 1871 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Wehe, Lüftchen, lind und lieblich", published 1907-8, from Hafis-Lieder, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blow, Breeze, gently and lovingly", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 11
Word count: 53
Blow, Breeze, gently and lovingly
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Blow, Breeze, gently and lovingly
about the cheeks of my beloved;
play tenderly in her locks,
do not hasten to flee far away !
If perhaps she is then to ask,
how it stands with poor wretched me,
tell her: "Unending was his woe,
highly dubious was his condition;
However, now he can hope
magnificently to come to life again.
For you, lovely one, are thinking of him!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 11
Word count: 67