by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Im Park
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Sieh, der Kastanie kindliches Laub hängt noch wie der feuchte
Flügel des Papillons, wenn er die Hülle verließ;
Aber in laulicher Nacht der kürzeste Regen entfaltet
Leise die Fächer und deckt schnelle den luftigen Gang.
- Du magst eilen, o himmlischer Frühling, oder verweilen,
Immer dem trunkenen Sinn fliehst du, ein Wunder, vorbei.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Werner M. Grimmel (b. 1952), "Im Park", 1986/8. [voice and piano] [
text not verified
]
- by Thomas Hennig (b. 1964), "Im Park", 1992/3 [soprano and piano], from Neun kurze Lieder nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 2. [
text not verified
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- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Im Park", op. 62 no. 8 (1948-9) [voice and piano], from Das holde Bescheiden: Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 8, Wien: Universal Edition [
text not verified
]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , title 1: "In the park", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-07-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 53
In the park
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Look, early leaves on the chestnut tree still hang like the moist
butterfly's wings when it was leaving the chrysalis;
But in the mild night, the briefest rainfall quietly spreads
the foliage, fan-like, and speedily covers the airy walk.
-- Whether, o heavenly spring, you make haste or linger,
you'll flit past intoxicated senses, always a marvel.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Im Park"
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 56