by
Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)
Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch)
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Chorus
Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten so wundervoll und mild,
Daß reicher, immer reicher der Klang zum Ohre schwillt!
Es strömet himmlisch helle des Jünglings Stimme vor,
Der Harfe Sang dazwischen wie ferner Geisterchor.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "How the old man strikes the strings", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Alors le vieux frappa les cordes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Alors le vieux frappa les cordes
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Chœur
Alors le vieux frappa les cordes, il les frappa si merveilleusement
Qu'une riche, toujours plus riche sonorité s'amplifia jusqu'aux oreilles,
Puis s'éleva, céleste et claire la voix du jouvenceau
Et entre les deux le chant de la harpe, basse comme le chœur des esprits.
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