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Gottes ist der Orient! Gottes ist der Okzident! Nord und südliches Gelände Ruht im Frieden seiner Hände. Er, der einzige Gerechte, Will für jedermann das Rechte. Sei von seinen hundert Namen Dieser hochgelobet! Amen. Mich verwirren will das Irren; Doch du weißt mich zu entwirren, Wenn ich handle, wenn ich dichte, Gib du meinem Weg die Richte! Ob ich Ird'sches denk' und sinne, Das gereicht zu höherem Gewinne. Mit dem Staube nicht der Geist zerstoben, Dringet, in sich selbst gedrängt, nach oben. Im Atemholen sind zweierlei Gnaden: Die Luft einziehen, sich ihrer entladen: Jenes bedrängt, dieses erfrischt; So wunderbar ist dasLeben gemischt. Du danke Gott, wenn er dich preßt, Und dank ihm, wenn er dich wieder entläßt.
C. Loewe sets stanzas 1-3
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-3 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-3 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
B. Randhartinger sets stanzas 1-2
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Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Talismane", appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 1. Buch des Sängers -- Moganni Nameh [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Gottes ist der Orient!", op. 22, Heft 1 no. 5 (1829), stanzas 1-3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Talisman", stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Talismane", op. 25 no. 8 (1840), published 1840, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 8, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Talismane", op. posth. 141 no. 4 (1849), published 1858, stanzas 1-3 [ double SATB chorus and piano ], from Vier doppelchörige Gesänge, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Stern (1820 - 1883), "Göttes ist der Orient", op. 13 ([Sieben] Deutsche Gesänge) no. 4, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Talismà", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Talismannen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Talismans", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Talisman", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Talismane", copyright © 2006, (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.
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Word count: 117
Déu és l'orient! Déu és l'occident! Terres de nord i sud Reposen en pau a les seves mans. Ell, l'únic jutge, Vol per a cadascú el convenient. Sigui dels seus centenars de noms, Aquesta elevada promesa! Amen. Els errors em desconcerten, Bé tu saps desenredar la meva confusió Quan actuo, quan escric versos, Ensenya'm el camí correcte!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Marta Garcia Cadena, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Talismane", appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 1. Buch des Sängers -- Moganni Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 57