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Die Lilien glühn in Düften, Die Blüthe spielt am Baum; Hoch zieht in stillen Lüften [In buntem]1 Schmuck der Traum. Und wo er blickt, da neigen Die Blumen das Haupt überall; Und wo er [zieht]2, da schweigen Waldrauschen und Nachtigall. Mir wird das Herz so stille In dieser milden Nacht; Es bricht der eigne Wille, Die alte Lieb' erwacht. Fast ist's, als käm' ein Grüßen Auf mich vom Himmelszelt, Und Frieden möcht' ich schließen Mit Gott und aller Welt.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1849, page 90.
1 Thuille: "Im bunten"2 Thuille: "blickt"
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 33 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Louis Ehlert (1825 - 1884), "Die Lilien glühn in Düften", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published c1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften", op. 34, published 1877 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Frieden", op. 27 (3 Lieder) no. 3, published 1849 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by F. C. (Ferdinand Carl) Füchs (1811 - 1848), "Nachtgruß", op. 45, published 1849 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Witzendorf [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Gottlieb , "Die Lilien glühen in Düften", op. 2 no. 4, published 1900 [ tenor or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Fünf Nachtlieder für Tenor (oder Mezzo-Sopran) und Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Weinberger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Heitsch (1844 - 1885), "Frühlingsnacht", published 1887 [ mixed chorus ], from Zwei Gedichte für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 1, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Lilien glühn in Düften", op. 111 (12 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 7, published 1861 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Ladendorff , "Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften", op. 13 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Major , "Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften", op. 5 ([Vier] Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Hannover, Nagel Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Adolf Sandberger (1864 - 1943), "Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften", op. 1 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Schmidt (1816 - 1882), "Die Lilien glühen in Düften ", op. 50 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Amalie Karoline Luise Scholl (1823 - 1879), "Die Lilien glühn", published 1864 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 2, Dresden, Friedel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Sturm (1842 - 1922), "Frieden", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1875 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Nachtlied", 1878 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
The lilies glow in scents, The blossom frolics upon the tree; High up in the silent breezes The dream travels, colourfully adorned. And wherever it gazes, there The flowers bend their heads everywhere; And wherever it [passes]1 there fall silent The soughing of the forest and the nightingale. My heart becomes so quiet In this mild night; My own will breaks, The old love awakens. It is almost as if a greeting came Upon me from the heavenly vault, And I would like to make peace With God and with the whole world.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Die Lilien glühen in Düften" = "The lilies glow in scents"
"Die Lilien glühn" = "The lilies glow"
"Die Lilien glüh'n in Düften" = "The lilies glow in scents"
"Frieden" = "Peace"
"Frühlingsnacht" = "Spring night"
"Nachtgruß" = "Night greeting"
"Nachtlied" = "Night song"
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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 33
This text was added to the website: 2024-02-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 94