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Zwischen Himmel und Erd', hoch in der Lüfte Meer,
In der Wiege des Sturms trägt mich ein Zakenfels,
Wolken thürmen
Unter mir sich zu Stürmen,
Schwindelnd gaukelt der [Blick]1 umher
Und ich denke dich, Ewiger.
Deinen schauernden Pomp borge dem Endlichen,
Ungeheure Natur! Du der Unendlichkeit
Riesentochter!
Sey mir Spiegel Jehovahs!
Seinen Gott [dem]2 [vernünftigen]3 Wurm
Orgle prächtig, Gewittersturm!
Horch! er orgelt - Den Fels wie er herunterdrönt!
Brüllend spricht der Orkan Zebaoths Nahmen aus.
Hingeschrieben
Mit dem Griffel des Blitzes:
Kreaturen, erkennt ihr mich?
Schone, Herr! wir erkennen dich.
Confirmed with Friedrich Schillers sämmtliche Werke. Zehnter Band. Enthält: Gedichte. Zweyter Theil. Wien, 1810. In Commission bey Anton Doll, page 231.
First published in Anthologie auf das Jahr 1782, anonymously edited by Schiller with the fake publishing information "Gedrukt in der Buchdrukerei zu Tobolsko", actually published by Johann Benedict Metzler in Stuttgart. This poem (pages 126-127) has "Y." as the author's name.
1 Schubert (Alte Gesamtausgabe): "Blitz"2 Schiller (Doll, 1816 edition, and early specimens of 1810 edition) "den"
3 Anthologie 1782, and Schubert: "vernünftgen"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Hymne an den Unendlichen", written 1782, first published 1782 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Hymne an den Unendlichen", op. posth. 112 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, D 232 (1815), published 1829 [ vocal quartet with piano ], Josef Czerny, VN 339, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Himne a l’Infinit", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hymne voor de Oneindige", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Hymn to the eternal", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hymne à l'infini", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 92
Entre ciel et terre, haut dans la mer des airs Un rocher dentelé me porte sur le berceau des tempêtes, Sous moi les nuages s'accumulent Pour monter à l'assaut Pris de vertige, les éclairs voltigent alentour Et je pense à toi, Éternel. Tes horribles pompes empruntent à l'infini Nature immense ! Toi fille géante De l'infinitude ! Sois pour moi le miroir de Jéhova ! Son dieu pour le ver doué de raison, Orgue splendide, orage ! Écoute l'orgue ! Il fait résonner le rocher L'ouragan hurle les noms de Zebaoth Le stylet de l'éclair Écrit : « Créatures, me reconnaissez-vous ? » Grâce, Seigneur ! Nous te reconnaissons.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Hymne an den Unendlichen", written 1782, first published 1782
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 101