Rosen saenker sitt Hoved, tungt af Dug...

Rosen saenker sitt Hoved, tungt af Dug og Duft,
og Pinjerne svaje saa tyst og mat i lumre Luft.
Kilderne vaelte det tunge Sølv i døsi Ro.
Minareterne pege mod Himlen op i Tyrketro,
og Halvmaanen driver saa jaevnt afsted over det jaevna Blaa,
og den kysser Rosers og Liljers Flok,
alle de Blomster smaa i Seraillets Have.

by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "I Seraillets Have", published 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 4, also set in English, also set in German
by Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) , "I seraillets have", op. 4 (Fem digte (5 songs)) no. 2, FS. 12 no. 2 (1891).
by Karl Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871-1927) , "I Seraillets Have"

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "In the Seraglio Garden", 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 4, also set in German, also set in Danish

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "Im Garten des Serails", 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 4, also set in English, also set in Danish

by Paul von Klenau (1883-1946) , "Im Garten des Serail", published 1914.

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In the Seraglio Garden

With perfume heavily laden the roses droop their heads,
the pine trees are swaying so silently in drowsy air;
and silvery fountains are playing so dreamily!
The minarets raise towards heav'n in faith their turkisch towers.
The crescent moon glides on her lonely way o'er the dark blue sky,
and she kisses clusters of lily and rose and other flowers too,
and other flowers too, in the seraglio garden!

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

a text in Danish by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) GER

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "In the Seraglio Garden", 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 4, also set in German, also set in Danish

Date added to the website: 2003-11-16.