The meadow saffron | Upon a freshly mown pasture

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by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Die Zeitlose

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

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;"

Text Authorship:

by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Die Zeitlose", appears in Die letzten Blätter [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Die Zeitlose", op. 10 (Acht Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter" von Hermann von Gilm) no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

The meadow saffron

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Upon a freshly mown pasture
stands a solitary meadow saffron,
its body that of a lily,
its color that of a rose.

Yet it is poison that glints from the chalice,
pure and red -
the last flower - the last love -
both are fair, yet both are deadly.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812 - 1864), "Die Zeitlose", appears in Die letzten Blätter
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47