So schön bist du!

Ein Lieblingstraum, aus goldnen Nächten
Vortretend, schlank, in ernster Ruh,
Den Zauberschleier in der Rechten -
So schön bist du!

Mein Blick erstaunt und muß sich senken,
Mein Herz schließt alle Tore zu,
Dem Wunder heimlich nachzudenken-
So schön bist du!

by Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) , "So schön bist du!", 1898, from Maria, no. 1

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

by Laci Boldemann (1921-1969) , "So schön bist du!", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme zu Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 4, published c1950. [low voice and piano]
by Werner Bühler (1904-) , "So schön bist du" [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder, no. 1.
by (Christian) Immo Schneider (1935-) , "So schön bist du!", 1980. [voice and piano]
by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903-1987) , "So schön bist du!" [high voice (tenor) and harp (or piano)], from Drei Lieder für hohe Stimme (Tenor) und Harfe (oder Klavier), no. 1.
by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903-1987) , "So schön bist du!", op. 8 no. 1 (1950) [baritone and piano], from Maria - Liederzyklus für Bariton, no. 1.

Date added to the website: 2009-04-30.

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