Sòcrates i Alcibíades | Per què tu, venerable Sòcrates, galanteges sempre

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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Warum huldigest du, heiliger Sokrates

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

"Warum huldigest du, heiliger Sokrates,
  Diesem Jünglinge stets? [Kennest]¹ du Größers nicht,
    Warum siehet mit Liebe,
      Wie auf Götter, dein Aug' auf ihn?"

Wer das Tiefste gedacht, liebt das Lebendigste,
  Hohe Tugend versteht, wer in die Welt geblickt,
    Und es neigen die Weisen
      Oft am Ende zu Schönem sich.

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• B. Britten

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¹ Britten: "Kennst"

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Sokrates und Alcibiades", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800 [author's text checked 1 time 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sokrates und Alcibiades", op. 61 no. 3, published 1963, from Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Sokrates und Alcibiades" [ medium voice or high voice and piano ], from Hölderlin-Portrait, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Robert Spano , "Sokrates and Alkibiades", from Hölderlin-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sòcrates i Alcibíades", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Socrates and Alcibiades", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Socrate et Alcibiade ", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

Sòcrates i Alcibíades

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Per què tu, venerable Sòcrates, galanteges sempre
amb aquest jove? No coneixes res més important?
Per què els teus ulls l'esguarden amb amor,
com si miressis els déus?

Aquell que ha pensat en el més profund, estima el que és ple de vida,
el que ha vist el món, copsa la virtut sublim
i sovint els savis, al final,
tendeixen envers allò que és bell.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Sokrates und Alcibiades", appears in Gedichte 1784-1800
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 65