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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Gingo biloba
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dieses Baums Blatt, der von Osten
Meinem Garten anvertraut,
Gibt geheimen Sinn zu kosten,
Wie's den Wissenden erbaut.

Ist es ein lebendig Wesen,
Das sich in sich selbst getrennt?
Sind es zwei, die sich erlesen,
Daß man sie als eines kennt?

Solche Frage zu erwiedern,
Fand ich wohl den rechten Sinn:
Fühlst du nicht an meinen Liedern,
Daß ich eins und doppelt bin?

Confirmed with Goethes Poetische Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe Zweiter Band. West-östlicher Divan, Epen. Maximen und Reflexionen, Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, pages 91-92.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Gingo biloba" [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 Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Gingo biloba", 2004-7, first performed 2007 [ baritone and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Schoene

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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