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Ziehn die Schafe von der Wiese, Liegt sie da, ein reines Grün, Aber bald zum Paradiese Wird sie bunt geblümt erblühn. Hoffnung breitet lichte Schleier Nebelhaft vor unsern Blick: Wunscherfüllung, Sonnenfeier, Wolkenteilung bring uns Glück.
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Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Poetische Werke, Band 2, Berlin, 1960, page 105.
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Ziehn die Schafe von der Wiese", op. 19 no. 2 (1926) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
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Word count: 35
Quand les brebis ont quitté la prairie, Elle est là, d'un vert pur, Mais bientôt en un paradis Elle s'épanouira en fleurs multicolores. L'espoir déploie des voiles légers Comme une brume devant notre regard : Accomplissement des vœux, fête du soleil, Nuages qui se dispersent nous apportent le bonheur !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 50