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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Ich sah mit Staunen und Vergnügen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich sah mit Staunen und Vergnügen
Eine Pfauenfeder im Koran liegen,
"Willkommen an dem heilgen Platz,
Der Erdgebilde höchster Schatz!
An dir, wie an des Himmels Sternen
Ist Gottes Größe im kleinen zu lernen
Daß er, der Welten überblickt,
Sein Auge hier hat aufgedrückt,
Und so den leichten Flaum geschmückt,
Daß Könige kaum unternahmen,
Die Pracht des Vogels nachzuahmen.
Bescheiden freue dich des Ruhms!
So bist du wert des Heiligtums." 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Pfauenfeder" [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 Bernard Reichel (1901 - 1992), "Das Pfauenfeder", published 198-? [voice and piano], from Lieder-Gedichte von Goethe, no. 5, Monthey : Cantate Domino [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-21
Line count: 13
Word count: 70

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