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Wie bist du, meine Königin, Durch sanfte Güte wonnevoll! Du lächle nur, Lenzdüfte wehn Durch mein Gemüte, wonnevoll! Frisch aufgeblühter Rosen Glanz, Vergleich ich ihn dem deinigen? Ach, über alles, was da blüht, Ist deine Blüte wonnevoll! Durch tote Wüsten wandle hin, Und grüne Schatten breiten sich, Ob fürchterliche Schwüle dort Ohn Ende brüte, wonnevoll! Laß mich vergehn in deinem Arm! Es ist ihm ja selbst der Tod, Ob auch die herbste Todesqual Die Brust durchwüte, wonnevoll!
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Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, first published 1846 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wie bist du, meine Königin", op. 32 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 9, published 1865 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Wie bist du meine Königin", H. 227 no. 5 (1874), from Neue Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Paul de Stoecklin (1873 - 1964) ; composed by Blair Fairchild.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Sílvia Pujalte Piñán) , "Reina meva, com n'ets, de deliciosa", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wat ben je toch, mijn koningin", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "How blissful you are, my queen", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ma reine, comme tu es", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 77
Wat ben je toch, mijn koningin, Door zachte goedheid goddelijk! Jij glimlacht slechts en lente geurt Door mijn gedachten, goddelijk! De glans van rozen, pas ontbloeid, Is die gelijk de jouwe wel? Ach, meer dan alles wat daar bloeit Is jouw ontbloeien goddelijk! Door doods woestijnland kun jij gaan En groene lommer breidt zich uit, Hoe vreselijke warmte daar Aanhoudend broeit ook, goddelijk! Laat mij maar doodgaan in jouw arm! Daarin is mij, ja, zelfs de dood, Ook als de scherpste pijn des doods De borst doorsiddert, goddelijk!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, first published 1846
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-12-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 88