Freundliche Vision

Nicht im Schlafe hab' ich das geträumt,
Hell am Tage sah ich's schön vor mir:
Eine Wiese voller Margeritten;
Tief ein weißes Haus in grünen Büschen;
Götterbilder leuchten aus dem Laube.
Und ich geh' mit Einer, die mich lieb hat,
Ruhigen Gemütes in die Kühle
Dieses weißen Hauses, in den Frieden,
Der voll Schönheit wartet, daß wir kommen.

by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865-1910) , "Freundliche Vision", from Irrgarten der Liebe, in Gedichte, in Bilder und Traeume

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 Reger (1873-1916) , "Freundliche Vision", op. 66 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 2 (1902), lines 3-9.
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Freundliche Vision", op. 48 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Otto Julius Bierbaum und Karl Henckell) no. 1 (1900).

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ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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A welcome vision

Not in slumber did the dream arise,
But in day's broad light I saw it all:
Just a meadow full of budding daisies,
And a sunny house half hid in foliage;
Forms divine are lurking in the thicket.
And I walk with her whose love I cherish;
Tranquilly we enjoy the coolness
Of this sheltered cottage, full of beauty,
Full of peace that waiteth on our coming.
And I go with her whom I cherish
To the peace and the beauty.

Singable translation by Constance Bache (1846-1903) , "A welcome vision"

a text in German by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865-1910) , "Freundliche Vision", from Irrgarten der Liebe, in Gedichte, in Bilder und Traeume ITA FRE

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

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Date added to the website: 2008-01-30.