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Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 by Robert Schumann — Lyrics
Die Lotosblume ängstigt
Sich vor der Sonne Pracht,
Und mit gesenktem Haupte
Erwartet sie träumend die Nacht.
Der Mond, der ist ihr Buhle,
Er weckt sie mit seinem Licht,
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About Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7
Schumann’s Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7, opens with delicate piano accompaniment, evoking a sense of gentle yearning. The solo voice enters, a tender portrayal of the lotus flower’s shy anticipation of night. The text describes the flower’s fear of the sun’s brilliance and its preference for the moon, which awakens it with its light, allowing it to reveal its face. The music beautifully captures the flower’s blossoming and trembling with love and longing as it unfolds its petals under the moonlight. This art song, set in German, is a poignant exploration of nocturnal beauty and the bittersweet nature of love, characteristic of the Romantic Lied tradition.
