by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Dornen in den Weg geschleudert
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Dornen in den Weg geschleudert Werden uns von frommen Händen; Lasset uns dafür die Rosen Allgemeiner Liebe spenden!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with G. Fr. Daumer, Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 37.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 61, first published 1846 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Dornen in den Weg geschleudert", op. 26 (Fünf Chorlieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass a capella) no. 5, published 1875 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Thorns hurled upon the pathway", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-30
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Word count: 19