by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century)
Translation by (Karl August) Alfred, Freiherr von Wolzogen (1823 - 1883)
Nach dir, o Biene, schauet
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
Nach dir, o Biene, schauet Die Amra sehnend aus; In ihrem Kelche thauet Honig zu süßem Schmaus. Doch ach! sie ist vergessen, Die vormals dich berauscht; Waldblume hat indessen Mit ihr den Platz getauscht.
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- by (Karl August) Alfred, Freiherr von Wolzogen (1823 - 1883), no title, appears in Sakuntala [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Nach dir, o Biene, schauet die Amra", op. 61 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1879 [voice and piano], Breslau, Hainauer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by (André Jules) Ferdinand Hérold (1865 - 1940) , "Une voix de femme, qui chante, derrière le théâtre", written 1896, appears in L’Anneau de Çakuntalâ, comédie héroïque d’après Kalidâsa, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1896 ENG GER ; composed by Pierre de Bréville.
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