by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Die brennenden Tulpen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Available translation(s): CAT
Einst aus meinem Grabe werden ungezählte rote Tulpen, rote Tulpen flammen sprießen. Staune nicht ob dieses Wunders, sondern, Herliche, bedenke, bedenke, welche ungeheure Gluten, dir geweihte Liebesgluten, in dem Lebenden einst brannten, da der Tote noch so glüht.
Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), appears in Hafis [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (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 Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Die brennenden Tulpen", op. 24 no. 3 (1911), from Des Hafis Liebeslieder, no. 3, also set in Polish (Polski) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les tulipes ardents", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-20
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Word count: 38