Die stille Wasserrose

[Die stille Wasserrose]1
Steigt aus dem blauen See,
[Die feuchten Blätter zittern]2,
Der Kelch ist weiß wie Schnee.

Da gießt der Mond vom Himmel
All' seinen gold'nen Schein,
Gießt alle seine Strahlen
In ihren Schoß hinein.

Im Wasser um die Blume
Kreiset ein weißer Schwan
Er [singt]3 so süß, so leise
Und schaut die Blume an.

Er singt so süß, so leise
Und will im Singen vergehn.
O Blume, weiße Blume,
Kannst du das Lied verstehn?

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¹ Lange-Müller: "Stille Lotosblume du" ; C. Schumann: "Die stille Lotusblume" or "Die stille Lotosblume"
² Gade, Kücken, Liszt, Raff, C. Schumann: "Die Blätter flimmern und blitzen"
³ Kücken: "singet"

Authorship

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815-1884) , no title, from Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 9

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

by Jan van Amerongen (1938-) , "Die stille Wasserrose", 1982, from Honda Trio, no. 2.
by Max Ast (1875-1964) , "Die Wasserrose", op. 1 (7 Lieder) no. 2, published 1904 [high voice and piano], Wien: Ludwig Doblinger
by A. von Biegeleben , "Die Wasserrose", published 1882 [medium voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1.
by John Böie (1822-1900) , "Die stille Wasserose", op. 9 (Sechs Gedichte von E. Geibel) no. 3, published 1846 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Böhme
by (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826-1908) , "Die stille Wasserrose steigt aus dem blauen See", op. 18 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1877 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], Nürnberg, Schmid
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Die Lotusblume", op. 1 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 3, published 1843.
by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) , "Die stille Wasserrose", op. 13 (5 Sange) no. 2 (1846). [chorus a cappella]
by Walter von Goethe (1817-1885) , "Der singende Schwan", op. 11.
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Schwanenlied", op. 39 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor)) no. 4, published 1851 [soprano or tenor and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger
by Hans Harthan (1855-1936) , "Die stille Lotosblume", op. 5 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [voice and piano], Köln, P.J. Tonger
by Albert Hermann , "Die Wasserrose", published 1886 [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Dresden, Hoffarth
by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843-1900) , "Die Wasserrose", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1865. [voice and piano]
by Wilhelm Hill (1838-1902) , "Die stille Wasserrose", op. 14 no. 1. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810-1882) , "Die stille Wasserrose", op. 47 no. 3.
by Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1850-1926) , "Die Wasserlilie", op. 4 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1890 [voice and piano], Leipzig, W. Hansen
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Die stille Wasserrose", S. 321 (1860).
by George W. Marston (1840-1901) , "Die stille Wasserrose", published 1890 [tenor or soprano and piano], from the collection Album für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 11, Leipzig, A.P. Schmidt
by Carl Millöcker , "Die stille Wasserrose", published 1875 [soprano and piano], from Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Bösendorfer
by Heinrich Proch (1809-1878) , "Die stille Wasserrose" [voice and piano]
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822-1882) , "Die stille Wasserrose", op. 51 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2 (1849-50), published 1853 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner
by Clara Schumann, née Wieck (1819-1896) , "Die stille Lotusblume", op. 13 no. 6, from Sechs Lieder, no. 6.
by Isidor Seiss (1840-1905) , "Die Wasserrose", op. 14, published 1875 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger
by Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (1874-1953) , "Die stille Wasserrose", published 1909, from Acht Lieder, no. 2.
by Rudolf Wurmb , "Die Wasserrose", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1883 [voice and piano], Wien, Wetzler

by Arthur Foote (1853-1937) , "The water-lily", op. 26 (Eleven songs for voice and piano) no. 10 (1892) [voice and piano], Boston : A.P. Schmidt

ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "The quiet lotus-blossom/water-rose", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "De stille waterlelie", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "La fleur de lotus immobile", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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The quiet lotus‑blossom/water‑rose

The quiet lotus blossom
sprouts from the pond so blue,
its leaves all glimmer and sparkle,
its bud is white as snow.

The moon pours down from heaven
all of its golden shine,
pours all its golden moonbeams
into her blossom heart.

In water 'round the blossom
circles the whitest swan
it sings so sweet, so softly
and gazes on the bloom.

It sings so sweet, so softly
and would but perish in song.
O blossom, whitest blossom,
can you conceive the song?

Authorship

Translation from German to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, dksmith (AT) geneva.edu, http://www.geneva.edu/~dksmith/clara/schumann.html, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder(s) when requesting permission to reprint and be sure to give proper credit.

a text in German by Emanuel von Geibel (1815-1884) , no title, from Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 9 DUT FRE

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.