Tenor-Solo und Vokalquarttet
 Die Peri weint, von ihrer Träne scheint
 Rings klar die Luft, der Himmel lacht.
 Denn in der Trän' ist Zaubermacht,
 Die solch ein Geist für Menschen weint.

Note: this text is a translation of part of Thomas Moore's Paradise and the Peri.

Authorship

• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
• by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Peri weint, von ihrer Träne scheint", op. 50 no. 13 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 13, Part II; Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La Peri plora, per les seves llàgrimes sembla", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La Péri pleurait, de ses larmes brillait", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Scoppia in pianto la Peri", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-12-13
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Word count: 30