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Title of the work

Du bist wie eine Blume (S.287) / Thou Art Lovely as a Flower (S.287)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Du bist wie eine Blume (S.287)
Foreign language / English title
Du bist wie eine Blume (S.287) / Thou Art Lovely as a Flower (S.287)
Year of composition
1843
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
voice, pf.
Duration
2 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Text
HEINE, Heinrich
Language
German / English
Publisher / Source
Edition Eck, Cologne © 1844
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin © 1859 (Revised version)
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 321052003, Andrea Meláth (Ms.), Emese Virág (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1843, revised: 1849 (For Tenor and Piano)

Based on the Poem by Heinrich Heine

English translation by Charles Manney