Die Schnur, die Perl' an Perle | Die Schnur, die Perl' an Perle

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Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Die Schnur, die Perl' an Perle

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)

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Die Schnur, die Perl' an Perle
Um deinen Hals gereihte,
Wie wiegt sie sich so fröhlich
Auf deiner schönen Brust!
Mit Seel' und Sinn begabet,
Mit Seligkeit berauschet
Sie, diese Götterlust.

Was müssen wir erst fühlen,
In welchen Herzen schlagen,
So heiße Menschenherzen,
Wofern es uns gestattet,
Uns traulich anzuschmiegen
An eine solche Brust?

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Polydora, ein weltpoetisches Liederbuch, first published 1855 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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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), "Die Schnur, die Perl' an Perle", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 7 (<<1871), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 54