by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Ihm färbt der Morgensonne Licht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Ihm färbt der Morgensonne Licht Den reinen Horizont mit Flammen, Und über seinem schuld'gen Haupte bricht Das schöne Bild der ganzen Welt zusammen.
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Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), appears in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, Book IV, chapter 1 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Der Harfner", op. 91 no. 6, from Die Gedichte und das Requiem fur Mignon aus Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister's Lehrjahre", no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Bruchstück aus "Wilhelm Meister"", op. 92 no. 1 (2013) [ baritone and piano ], from Wünschelrute. Liederzyklus für Bariton und Klavier , no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Carlyle)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-09
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Word count: 23