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Unbewegte laue Luft, Tiefe Ruhe der Natur; Durch die stille Gartennacht Plätschert die Fontäne nur. Aber im Gemüte schwillt Heißere Begierde mir, Aber in der Ader quillt Leben und verlangt nach Leben. Sollten nicht auch deine Brust Sehnlichere Wünsche heben? Sollte meiner Seele Ruf Nicht die deine tief durchbeben? Leise mit dem Ätherfuß Säume nicht, daherzuschweben! Komm, o komm, damit wir uns Himmlische Genüge geben!
Authorship
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Adele, no. 11, first published 1853 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Unbewegte laue Luft", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 8 (<<1871), published 1872 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Motionless, tepid air", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Air calme et tiède", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kyle Gee) , title 1: "Calm, sultry air", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Onbeweeglijk lauwe lucht", copyright © 2014, (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: 16
Word count: 65
Motionless, tepid air, Nature, deeply at rest; Through the still garden-night Only the fountain splashes. But in my heart there surges Hot desires, And in my veins swells Life, and a longing for life. Should not also your breast Be lifted by longing wishes? Should not the cry of my soul Reverberate deeply in yours? Softly, with ethereal steps, Do not tarry to float to me! Come, oh come, so that we might Give each other heavenly satisfaction!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Adele, no. 11, first published 1853
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 78