by Matthias Jacob Schleiden (1804 - 1881), as Ernst
Welch' süßer Duft umweht mich?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Welch' süßer Duft umweht mich? Du Veilchen, versteckt im Strauch, Leb' wohl, ich darf nicht weilen, Nicht werben nach Liebesbrauch. Du welkst wohl ungebrochen, Ohn' Dank für lieblichen Duft. Bis Gott im neuen Frühling Zur Auferstehung dich ruft.
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Text Authorship:
- by Matthias Jacob Schleiden (1804 - 1881), as Ernst, "Flüchtiger Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in Auf der Wanderschaft, Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, first published 1858 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Welch' süßer Duft umweht mich?", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Félix Vogt ; composed by Willy Rehberg.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fleeting greeting", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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