by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980)
Translation Singable translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931)
O tej godzinie
Language: Polish (Polski)
O tej godzinie, w której miasto śpi, o olali! o olali! zbudźcie się chwalic' Allaha! Wstan', stary kupcze, by chwalic' Allaha A! licząc swe perły. Wstan' ty, niewiasto, by chwalic' Allaha czekając na junaka. Tylko ty, o luba, utulona snem, o olali! o olali! jak lotus śpij skulona.
Authorship:
- by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "O tej godzinie", op. 42 no. 5 (1918), published 1922, orchestrated 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Pieśni muezina szalonego, no. 5, also set in French (Français), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Zofia Szymanowska (1898 - 1946) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 48
Friedvolle Stunde
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Polish (Polski)
Friedvolle Stunde hält die Stadt in Schlaf, o olali! o olali! preiset ihn singet für Allah! Auf, alter Perser, sing zur Ehre Allahs Ach! Schenk ihm deine Perlen. Auf, junges Mädchen, und singe für Allah, und denk an den Geliebten. Aber du, o Geliebte, träume goldnen Traum, o olali! o olali! du weiße Lotosblüte.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Polish (Polski) by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "Friedvolle Stunde", op. 42 no. 5 (1918), published 1922, orchestrated 1934 [voice and piano], from Pieśni muezina szalonego, no. 5, also set in Polish (Polszczyzna), also set in French (Français) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 54