I smelled the heavenly aroma of love | I smelled the heavenly aroma of love

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich roch der Liebe himmlisches Arom

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: ENG

Ich roch der Liebe himmlisches Arom
  Und möcht' in ihrem Weh'n
Sanft aufgelöst mit Seele, Geist und Leib
  Verschwinden und vergeh'n.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with G. Fr. Daumer, Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 43.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 72, first published 1846 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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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), "Ich roch der Liebe himmlisches Arom", op. 33 no. 7, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Hafis-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I smelled the heavenly aroma of love", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

I smelled the heavenly aroma of love

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I smelled the heavenly aroma of love
  And in its wafting I would like,
Gently dissolved, with soul, spirit and body,
  To disappear and vanish.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 72, first published 1846
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-08-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 25