The rose stood washed in dew

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Die Rose stand im Tau

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Die Rose stand im Tau,
es waren Perlen grau,
als Sonne sie beschienen,
wurden sie zu Rubinen.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Pantheon, in 5. Fünftes Bruchstück. Zahme Xenien, in Vierzeilen, no. 8 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Rose stand im Tau", op. 65 no. 1 (1847), published 1849 [ TTBBB chorus ], from Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La rosa coberta de rosada", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De roos stond in de dauw", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La rose se dressait dans la rosée", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Coperte di rugiada", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 17

The rose stood washed in dew

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The rose stood washed in dew,
'twere pearls of greyish hue,
the morning's sunlight streaming,
turned them to rubies gleaming.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), appears in Pantheon, in 5. Fünftes Bruchstück. Zahme Xenien, in Vierzeilen, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-09
Line count: 4
Word count: 20