Auf frisch gemähtem Weideplatz
Steht einsam die Zeitlose,
Den Leib von einer Lilie,
Die Farb' von einer [Rose.]1
Doch es ist Gift, was aus dem Kelch,
Dem reinen, blinkt, so rötlich;
Die letzte Blum', die letzte Lieb'
Sind beide schön, doch tödlich.
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1 Strauss: "Rose;"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El còlquic", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De tijloos", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The meadow saffron", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le colchique", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il fiore di croco", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 43
Sur le gazon fraîchement tondu de la place
Se dresse solitaire le colchique,
Au corps de lis,
À la couleur de rose;
C'est pourtant du poison aux reflets roses
Qui brille dans le si pur calice -
La dernière fleur, le dernier amour
Sont tous deux beaux, et pourtant mortels.