by
Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif
Bild der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE NOR
Vom Wald umgeben
Ein Blütenbaum -
So lacht ins Leben
Der Liebe Traum,
Ihm nah verbunden
Und fern zugleich,
Bis er entschwunden
Dem Zauberreich.
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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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Dr Michael P. Rosewall) , "Portrait of Love", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Image d'amour", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Kjærlighetsbilde", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 24
Portrait of Love
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Surrounded by the forest,
A flowering tree –
Thus, into life laughs
The dream of love,
Bound closely to it
And, at the same time, distant,
Until it dissipates
In the realm of magic.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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This text was added to the website: 2022-10-05
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Word count: 34