by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Klabund
Allah lächelt mir
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Allah lächelt mir so lieblich, und es blüht der Tubabaum. Jubelnd ach begreif ichs kaum. Allah lächelt mir so lieblich. Sieh, Suleika, wie er lächelt, wie sein Hauch dein Herz umfächelt. Allah lächelt uns so lieblich.
Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Klabund [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 Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Allah lächelt mir", 1946-54 [voice and piano], from Acht Lieder auf Gedichte von Hafis, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-20
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