by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Locken, haltet mich gefangen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Locken, haltet mich gefangen In dem Kreise des Gesichts! Euch, geliebten braunen Schlangen, Zu erwidern hab' ich nichts. Nur dies Herz, es ist von Dauer, Schwillt in jugendlichstem Flor; Unter Schnee und Nebelschauer Ras't ein Aetna dir hervor. Du beschämst wie Morgenröthe Jener Gipfel ernste Wand, Und noch einmal fühlet Hatem Frühlingshauch und Sommerbrand. Schenke her! Noch eine Flasche! Diesen Becher bring' ich Ihr! Findet sie ein Häufchen Asche, Sagt sie: "Der verbrannte mir!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, West-östlicher Divan, Berlin, Gustav Hempel, 1872, p. 144.
Modernized spelling would use "Morgenröte" instead of "Morgenröthe"Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Hatem", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Locken, haltet mich gefangen", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 25a, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Locken, haltet mich gefangen", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 47, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Locks of hair, keep me tied up", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Riccioli belli, tenetemi avvinto", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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