Flaming rose, ornament of the earth

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by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)

Translation © by Hayden Muhl

Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden,
Glänzender Gärten bezaubernde Pracht!
Augen, die deine Vortrefflichkeit sehen,
Müßen vor Anmut [erstaunet, gestehen]¹,
Daß dich ein göttlicher Finger gemacht.

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¹ Händel: "erstaunend gestehen"

Text Authorship:

by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747), no title, appears in Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, in Die Rose [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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden", HWV. 210, from Neun deutsche Arien, no. 9. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Rosa flamejant, ornament de la terra", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Hayden Muhl) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-01
Line count: 5
Word count: 27

Flaming rose, ornament of the earth

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Flaming rose, ornament of the earth,
the gleaming garden's enchanting splendour!
Eyes, that see your excellence,
must admit, with astonished charm,
that a divine finger made you.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747), no title, appears in Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, in Die Rose
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-15
Line count: 5
Word count: 27