by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)
Tausend Blumen um mich her
Language: German (Deutsch)
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Tausend Blumen um mich her,
Wie sie lachend stehn!
Adam hat nicht lachender
Sie am Phrat gesehn.
Hier, die schöne grüne Flur,
Hier, der Wald, und der Waldgesang!
O Natur, Natur,
Habe Dank!
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Text Authorship:
- by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Im Mai" [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Die Natur", op. 52 no. 5 (1937) [ voice and piano ], from Wandsbecker Liederbuch: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Matthias Claudius, no. 5, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 33