The Love Songs of Hafiz (German: Des Hafis Liebeslieder) is the name of two song cycles by Karol Szymanowski, Op. 24 with piano accompaniment, and Op. 26 with orchestral accompaniment. There are six songs in Op. 24, three of them orchestrated in Op. 26, and five additional songs, unique to Op. 26. They were composed in Vienna, Austria in 1911 and 1914, respectively. The works represent a transition between the first and second periods of the composer's style.
| Original Name | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza |
| Librettist | Hafez (in translation by Hans Bethge nos. 1, 4 and 5 orchestrated and incorporated into Op. 26) |
| Date of composition | 1911 in Vienna, Austria |
| Premiered | 1912, February 27th in Vienna, Austria by Arthur Rubinstein |
| First published | 1913 in Vienna by Universal Edition |
| Type | Song cycle |
| Catalogue | Op. 24 |
| Approx. duration | 12 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice
- High ;
Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karol Szymanowski: Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs, Op. 24 Karol Szymanowski: Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs, Op. 24 Karol Szymanowski: Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs, Op. 24 |