Suleika

Der Spiegel sagt mir: ich bin schön!
Ihr sagt: zu altern sei auch mein Geschick.
Vor Gott muß alles ewig stehn,
In mir liebt ihn für diesen Augenblick.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Suleika", 1818, from West-östlicher Diwan, in Tefkir Nameh -- Buch der Betrachtungen

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 Dallapiccola (1904-1975) , "Der Spiegel sagt mir: ich bin schön!", 1953 [voice and three clarinets], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 5.
by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855-1933) , "Suleika spricht"
by Wilhelm Petersen (1890-1957) , "Suleika spricht", op. 40 (Goethe-Lieder) no. 8, published 1941.
by (Olav) Fartein Valen (1887-1952) , "Suleika", op. 6 no. 3 (1925-7).
by Anton von Webern (1883-1945) , "Suleika spricht", 1930, fragment

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