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

Sieh an des Himmels blauen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
Sieh an des Himmels blauen,
Erhabnen Brief;
Sieh seine Schrift von Sternen
So deutungstief ;

Sieh ringsumher auf Erden
So hold erwacht,
Was all in dunklen Samen
Und Knospen schlief !

Hier welch ein Buch voll Leben,
Voll Sinn und Geist,
Das Schöpferwort, das große
In's Dasein rief !

Hier Blatt für Blatt zu lesen
Bemühe dich !
Al andre heiligen Bücher
Sind apokryph .

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hafis, Hafis Neue Sammlung, Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe, 1852, p.76


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title [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 Raoul Koczalski (1884 - 1948), op. 104 no. 1 (>>1920) [ low voice and piano ], from Vier-Hafis Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-04-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 61

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