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Epiphanias

"Epiphanias" is a Christmas-themed poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). The title is the German word for the Christian feast of Epiphany.

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"Epiphanias" (German title: "Epiphaniasfest") is a Christmas-themed poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). The title is the German word for the Christian feast of Epiphany.

"Epiphanias" may also refer to various pieces of music to which the poem is set, including by Hugo Wolf.1

References

References

  1. Kramer, Lawrence (2017). Song Acts: Writings on Words and Music. p. 156. ISBN 9789004342132.
External links
  • The full text of "Epiphanias" at Wikisource (in English), from The Works of J. W. von Goethe, vol. 9. pp. 111–112, F. A. Nicolls (London, Boston, 1900)
  • Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Volume 1, p. 151 (in German), J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, 1827