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Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Venetianische Epigramme, no. 85 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Göttlicher Morpheus, umsonst bewegst du", op. 113 no. 1, published 1891 [ vocal quartet of female voices ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 1, Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Diví Morfeu, en va agites ", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Godd'lijke Morpheus, vergeefs beweeg je", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Divine Morpheus, in vain you stir up", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Divin Morphée, tu agites en vain les charmants pavots", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Morfeo divino, invano agiti i leggiadri papaveri", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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