Marianne von Willemer (November 20, 1784 – December 6, 1860) was an Austrian actress and ballet dancer. In 1814 and 1815 she encountered Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Some of her poems have been added to Goethes „West-östlicher Divan" (published in 1819).
Marianne von Willemer
Maria Anna Katherina Theresia
maiden name: Jung
born 20. Nov. 1784 Linz, Austria
died 6. Dec. 1860 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Daughter of:
Elisabeth Pirngruber
and
Johann Baptist von Gangelt
Tanzmeister der oö. Landstände in Linz
Mother married 31. March 1788
Joseph M. Georg Jung
Theaterleiter
died 1796 Pressburg, Slovakia
Wife of:
Johann Jakob Willemer
born 29. March 1860
died Oct. 1838
To honour the ginkgo, German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote the following poem. This poem is Goethe's anthology >Westoestlicher Diwan< and is Goethe's homage for his former lover Marianne von Willemer, the "Suleika" of his poems.
The heart-shaped ginkgo leaf gives symbolic interpretation to Goethe's theme, one and double. The specific ginkgo tree that inspired Goethe to write the poem in 1815, grew on the castles grounds in Heidelberg, Germany.
Ginkgo Biloba, 1815
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Ginkgo Biloba
Dieses Baums Blatt, der von Osten
Meinem Garten anvertraut,
Giebt geheimen Sinn zu kosten,
Wie's den Wissenden erbaut,
Ist es Ein lebendig Wesen,
Das sich in sich selbst getrennt?
Sind es zwey, die sich erlesen,
Daß man sie als Eines kennt?
Solche Frage zu erwiedern,
Fand ich wohl den rechten Sinn,
Fühlst du nicht an meinen Liedern,
Daß ich Eins und doppelt bin?
GINKGO BILOBA
The leaf of this Eastern tree
Which has been entrusted to my garden
Offers a feast of secret significance,
For the edification of the initiate.
Is it one living thing
That has become divided within itself?
Are these two who have chosen each other,
So that we know them as one?
I think I have found the right answer
To these questions;
Do my songs not make you feel
That I am both one and twain?
Marianne von Willemer
Maria Anna Katherina Theresia
maiden name: Jung
born 20. Nov. 1784 Linz, Austria
died 6. Dec. 1860 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Daughter of:
Elisabeth Pirngruber
and
Johann Baptist von Gangelt
Tanzmeister der oö. Landstände in Linz
Mother married 31. March 1788
Joseph M. Georg Jung
Theaterleiter
died 1796 Pressburg, Slovakia
Wife of:
Johann Jakob Willemer
born 29. March 1860
died Oct. 1838
To honour the ginkgo, German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote the following poem. This poem is Goethe's anthology >Westoestlicher Diwan< and is Goethe's homage for his former lover Marianne von Willemer, the "Suleika" of his poems.
The heart-shaped ginkgo leaf gives symbolic interpretation to Goethe's theme, one and double. The specific ginkgo tree that inspired Goethe to write the poem in 1815, grew on the castles grounds in Heidelberg, Germany.
Ginkgo Biloba, 1815
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Ginkgo Biloba
Dieses Baums Blatt, der von Osten
Meinem Garten anvertraut,
Giebt geheimen Sinn zu kosten,
Wie's den Wissenden erbaut,
Ist es Ein lebendig Wesen,
Das sich in sich selbst getrennt?
Sind es zwey, die sich erlesen,
Daß man sie als Eines kennt?
Solche Frage zu erwiedern,
Fand ich wohl den rechten Sinn,
Fühlst du nicht an meinen Liedern,
Daß ich Eins und doppelt bin?
GINKGO BILOBA
The leaf of this Eastern tree
Which has been entrusted to my garden
Offers a feast of secret significance,
For the edification of the initiate.
Is it one living thing
That has become divided within itself?
Are these two who have chosen each other,
So that we know them as one?
I think I have found the right answer
To these questions;
Do my songs not make you feel
That I am both one and twain?
Marianne von Willemer (November 20, 1784 – December 6, 1860) was an Austrian actress and ballet dancer. In 1814 and 1815 she encountered Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Some of her poems have been added to Goethes „West-östlicher Divan" (published in 1819).
Marianne von Willemer
Maria Anna Katherina Theresia
maiden name: Jung
born 20. Nov. 1784 Linz, Austria
died 6. Dec. 1860 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Daughter of:
Elisabeth Pirngruber
and
Johann Baptist von Gangelt
Tanzmeister der oö. Landstände in Linz
Mother married 31. March 1788
Joseph M. Georg Jung
Theaterleiter
died 1796 Pressburg, Slovakia
Wife of:
Johann Jakob Willemer
born 29. March 1860
died Oct. 1838
To honour the ginkgo, German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote the following poem. This poem is Goethe's anthology >Westoestlicher Diwan< and is Goethe's homage for his former lover Marianne von Willemer, the "Suleika" of his poems.
The heart-shaped ginkgo leaf gives symbolic interpretation to Goethe's theme, one and double. The specific ginkgo tree that inspired Goethe to write the poem in 1815, grew on the castles grounds in Heidelberg, Germany.
Ginkgo Biloba, 1815
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Ginkgo Biloba
Dieses Baums Blatt, der von Osten
Meinem Garten anvertraut,
Giebt geheimen Sinn zu kosten,
Wie's den Wissenden erbaut,
Ist es Ein lebendig Wesen,
Das sich in sich selbst getrennt?
Sind es zwey, die sich erlesen,
Daß man sie als Eines kennt?
Solche Frage zu erwiedern,
Fand ich wohl den rechten Sinn,
Fühlst du nicht an meinen Liedern,
Daß ich Eins und doppelt bin?
GINKGO BILOBA
The leaf of this Eastern tree
Which has been entrusted to my garden
Offers a feast of secret significance,
For the edification of the initiate.
Is it one living thing
That has become divided within itself?
Are these two who have chosen each other,
So that we know them as one?
I think I have found the right answer
To these questions;
Do my songs not make you feel
That I am both one and twain?
Marianne von Willemer
Maria Anna Katherina Theresia
maiden name: Jung
born 20. Nov. 1784 Linz, Austria
died 6. Dec. 1860 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Daughter of:
Elisabeth Pirngruber
and
Johann Baptist von Gangelt
Tanzmeister der oö. Landstände in Linz
Mother married 31. March 1788
Joseph M. Georg Jung
Theaterleiter
died 1796 Pressburg, Slovakia
Wife of:
Johann Jakob Willemer
born 29. March 1860
died Oct. 1838
To honour the ginkgo, German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote the following poem. This poem is Goethe's anthology >Westoestlicher Diwan< and is Goethe's homage for his former lover Marianne von Willemer, the "Suleika" of his poems.
The heart-shaped ginkgo leaf gives symbolic interpretation to Goethe's theme, one and double. The specific ginkgo tree that inspired Goethe to write the poem in 1815, grew on the castles grounds in Heidelberg, Germany.
Ginkgo Biloba, 1815
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Ginkgo Biloba
Dieses Baums Blatt, der von Osten
Meinem Garten anvertraut,
Giebt geheimen Sinn zu kosten,
Wie's den Wissenden erbaut,
Ist es Ein lebendig Wesen,
Das sich in sich selbst getrennt?
Sind es zwey, die sich erlesen,
Daß man sie als Eines kennt?
Solche Frage zu erwiedern,
Fand ich wohl den rechten Sinn,
Fühlst du nicht an meinen Liedern,
Daß ich Eins und doppelt bin?
GINKGO BILOBA
The leaf of this Eastern tree
Which has been entrusted to my garden
Offers a feast of secret significance,
For the edification of the initiate.
Is it one living thing
That has become divided within itself?
Are these two who have chosen each other,
So that we know them as one?
I think I have found the right answer
To these questions;
Do my songs not make you feel
That I am both one and twain?
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