ON WINGS OF SONG - F. MENDELSSOHN
"On Wings of Song" (German: "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges") is a poem by the German Romantic poet Heinrich Heine. It was published in Buch der Lieder in 1827. Felix Mendelssohn set it to music as the second of his "six songs for voice and piano" (Opus 34-2, 1834)
Wings of Song Poem...Heinrich Heine
Sweetheart, I carry you away,
Away to the fields of the Ganges,
Where I know the most beautiful place.
There is a garden of red flax
In the quiet moonlight;
Expect the lotus flowers
Their charming little sister.
The violets giggle and cherish,
And gaze up at the stars;
Secretly tell the roses
Are fragrant fairy ear.
Hopping near and listen
the pious, wise gazelles;
And noise in the distance
The sacred river's waves.
There we will lay down
Under the palm tree
Peace and love and drink
And dream our blissful dream.
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Sweetheart, I carry you away,
Away to the fields of the Ganges,
Where I know the most beautiful place.
There is a garden of red flax
In the quiet moonlight;
Expect the lotus flowers
Their charming little sister.
The violets giggle and cherish,
And gaze up at the stars;
Secretly tell the roses
Are fragrant fairy ear.
Hopping near and listen
the pious, wise gazelles;
And noise in the distance
The sacred river's waves.
There we will lay down
Under the palm tree
Peace and love and drink
And dream our blissful dream.
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