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by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Wie Melodie aus reiner Sphäre hör' ich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
  Wie Melodie aus reiner Sphäre hör' ich;
Wie Harmonie aus [ewiger]1 Kläre hör' ich;

  Ein Weh'n, so sanft, als ob mir eines Engels
Gelinde Schwinge nahe wäre, hör' ich.

  Erzählt der Ost von deiner Brust Geneigtheit?
Denn eine wundersüße Mähre hör' ich.

  Verkündet er die seligste der Stunden?
Denn was da scheucht jedwede Zähre hör' ich.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   G. Henschel 

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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 27.

1 Henschel: "ew'ger"

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 45, first published 1846 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Wie Melodie aus reiner Sphäre", op. 43 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3 (1888-?) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Wie Melodien aus reiner Sphäre hör' ich", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder von Hafis für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Wie Melodie aus reiner Sphäre hör' ich", Lieder no. 57, published 1914 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Paul de Stoecklin (1873 - 1964) ; composed by Blair Fairchild.
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

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