In Andachtsschweigen schreiten wir zum Haine, In dessen Tiefe hehre der Tempel ruht. Nun wollen wir in seligem Vereine Entzünden stille Dankesopferglut. Des Feldes Früchte auf den Herdstein leget, Daß stumm des greisen Priesters Hand sie weihe. Die dunklen Zweige, die der Wind beweget, Durchströmt das Licht der hohen Himmelsbläue. Laßt hier uns im Gebet das Feuer wahren, Deß Düfte nach dem fernen Teiche fliehn, Wo waldumnachtet, ernst, in stolzen Scharen, Die weißen Schwäne sanfte Kreise ziehn.
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Confirmed with Hans Reinhart, Frührot -- Der Tag: Gedichte, Stuttgart: Axel Juncker, 1906. Appears in Traum und Leben, page 11.
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Reinhart (1880 - 1963), "Heiliger Hain", appears in Frührot -- Der Tag: Gedichte, in Traum und Leben, Stuttgart: Axel Juncker, first published 1906 [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 Peter Fassbaender (1869 - 1920), "Heiliger Hain" [ three-part chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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