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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

An Zimmern
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
 Von einem Menschen sag ich, wenn der ist gut
   Und weise was bedarf er? Ist irgend eins
     Das einer Seele gnüget? ist ein Halm, ist
       Eine gereifeste Reb' auf Erden

 Gewachsen, die ihn nähre? Der Sinn ist deß
   Also. Ein Freund ist oft die Geliebte, viel
     Die Kunst. O Teurer, dir sag ich die Wahrheit.
       Dedalus Geist und des Walds ist deiner.

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An Zimmern", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843 [author's text not yet checked 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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "An Zimmern", from Hölderlin-Lieder: Zweiter Zyklus, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Zimmer", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 63

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