by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Weiß wie Lilien, reine Kerzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Weiß wie Lilien, reine Kerzen, Sternen gleich, bescheidner Beugung, Leuchtet aus dem Mittelherzen Rot gesäumt die Glut der Neigung. So frühzeitige Narzissen Blühen reihenweis im Garten. Mögen wohl die Guten wissen, Wen sie so spaliert erwarten.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Poetische Werke, Band 2, Berlin, 1960, pages 104-105.
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 2 [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 (Olav) Fartein Valen (1887 - 1952), "Weiß wie Lilien", op. 6 no. 2 (1925-7), from Gedichte von Goethe, no. 2 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Weiß wie Lilien, reine Kerzen", op. 19 no. 1 (1926) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "White as lilies, pure candles", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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