Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die...

Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne,
Die liebt' ich einst alle in Liebeswonne.
Ich lieb' sie nicht mehr, ich liebe alleine
Die Kleine, die Feine, die Reine, die Eine;1
Sie selber, aller Liebe [Bronne]2,
Ist Rose und Lilie und Taube und Sonne.3

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 3

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

by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube", 1860. [men's chorus]
by Jan Conradus Boers (1812-1896) , "Die Rose, die Lilje", published 1852.
by Vladimir, Fürst Castriota-Scanderbeg (1820-?) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", from Andenken an Horodetz : Sechs Lieder von Heine, no. 2.
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", published c2004-5 [low voice and piano], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Winterzyklus, no. 2.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Die Rose, die Lilie", op. 34 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1861?)
by W. Fried , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 3.
by A. Genser , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", from Lieder, Heft II, no. 5
by Olivier Greif (1950-2000) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 49 (Light music) no. 3a (1974).
by Christian Friedrich Grimmer (1798-1850) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 5 (Acht Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 2, published 1831. [voice and piano]
by Henrik Hennings (1848-1923) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 1
by Robert Huch , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", from Drei Lieder, no. 3.
by Andrés Isasi Linares (1890-1940) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 16 (Poemas de H. Heine) no. 14 (1913), published 1913.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Eine Liebe", op. 33, Heft 1 no. 7, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 7.
by Henry J. Lautz , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 3 (Heine-Lieder (Heine-Songs)) no. 3, published 1909, note: also set in English
by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube", 1838, from Drei deutsche Lieder, no. 1, note: also set in French
by Hermann Theobald Petschke (1806-1888) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 5 (Gesänge) no. 6.
by Ernst Pusztay , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne"
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 48 no. 3, published 1843, from Dichterliebe, no. 3.
by Karl Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871-1927) , "Die Rose, die Lilje", from Junge Liebe : sångcykel, no. 2.
by Richard Sternfeld (1858-1926) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", from Lieder, no. 2
by Th. Trendelenburg , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder von H. Heine) no. 1.
by Anton Urspruch (1850-1907) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.
by Theodorus Leonardus van der Wurff (1836-1900) , "Die Rose, die Lilie", 1863, published 1863, from Drei Lieder H. Heine, no. 1.
by Max Zenger (1837-1911) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 38 (Lieder) no. 8.
by Max Zoder (1860-1924) , "Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne", op. 8 (Acht Lieder), Heft 2 no. 8.

by Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-) , no title, published 2003? [vocalist with instrumental ensemble], from Im wunderschönen Monat Mai : dreimal sieben Lieder nach Schumann und Schubert, no. 3, note: sets fragments of these poems [see full setting text]

by Luigi Ferrari Trecate (1884-1964) , "La colombella, il giglio", 1904, published c1930, from Sette breve canzoni romantiche : dal canzioniere di Heine : prima serie, no. 7.

by Tibor Harsanyi (1898-1954) , "La Rose, le lys, la colombe et le soleil", 1923, published 1925, from Six mélodies, no. 3.

by Henry J. Lautz , "The rose and the lily, the dove and the sun", op. 3 (Heine-Lieder (Heine-Songs)) no. 3, published 1909, note: also set in German

by Bertram Luard-Selby (1853-1918) , "The sun-beam, the ringdove", published 1889, from Three songs by H. Heine, no. 2.

by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) , "C'est elle", 1838, from Drei deutsche Lieder, no. 1, note: also set in German

by Katherine Penn , "The rose and the lily", published 2006?

by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844-1931) , "The rose and the lily", op. 10 (Six songs) no. 5, published 1882.

FRE French (Charles Beltjens)
ENG English (Paul Hindemith)
DUT Dutch (Jan Rot)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
SPA Spanish (Wilson Hidalgo)
ENG English (Philip G. L. Webb)

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La colombella, il giglio

La colombella, il giglio, il sol, la rosa 
Io, li amai, li adorai, sovra ogni cosa 
Ora non amo che la mia carina 
L'unica mia la pura piccina! 
Fontana d'ogni amore è la mia bella 
È rosa, sole, giglio, colombella.

by Bernardino Zendrini (1839-1879)

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 3 DUT ENG FRE SPA

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

by Luigi Ferrari Trecate (1884-1964) , "La colombella, il giglio", 1904, published c1930, from Sette breve canzoni romantiche : dal canzioniere di Heine : prima serie, no. 7.

Date added to the website: 2009-03-13.