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by Hossein Ali Mirza (1789 - 1835)
Translation by (Carl Friedrich) Julius Altmann (1814 - 1873)

Verzweiflung löste meine Glieder
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
Verzweiflung löste meine Glieder,
Die Seele füllte Wahn und Spott.
Dich sah ich : gläubig ward ich wieder,
Ein Engel schwebte mir hernieder
Und brachte Botschaft mir von Gott.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Julius Altmann, Alkoran der Liebe ; Neu-iranische Dichtungen von Hussein-Ali-Mirza, Frankfurt a/M : Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, 1861, p.20


Text Authorship:

  • by (Carl Friedrich) Julius Altmann (1814 - 1873), no title, appears in Alkoran der Liebe ; Neu-iranische Dichtungen von Hussein-Ali-Mirza [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hossein Ali Mirza (1789 - 1835) [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 Jan Zuidweg , "Verzweiflung löste meine Glieder", published c1927 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Amsterdam : Alsbach
        Score: Haags Gemeente Archied [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

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