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by Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer (1774 - 1845)

Ist es Wahrheit?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ist es Wahrheit?
Sind es Träume? 
Was in sonnenheller Klarheit, 
Auf den Felsen, durch die Bäume, 
In den Gründen, auf den Auen, 
Alle mit Bewundrung schauen? 

Die Gestalten 
Hehrer Frauen, 
Die hier thronen, die hier walten, 
Wecken Ehrfurcht und Vertrauen: 
Musen dürfen wir sie nennen, 
Als die unsern froh bekennen. 

Nymphen, Faunen, 
Wie sie lauschen! 
Wie sie alle hoch erstaunen! 
Wie die Wogen sanfter rauschen! 
Alle dichten, alle sinnen 
Nur zu Einem Kunstbeginnen. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer, Gedichte, erstes Bändchen, Jena: Friedrich Frommann, 1826, page 128. Appears in Festreime, in Bilderscenen mit Gesang.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer (1774 - 1845), no title, written 1813, appears in Gedichte, in Festreime, in Bilderscenen mit Gesang, in Arcadien. Nach Goethe [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 August Eberhard Müller (1767 - 1817), "Arcadien", published 1813 [ voice, chorus, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 73

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