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Vor Gottes Aug', dem Abendrot, Gab sie mir Ring und Schwur; Der Ring zersprang, die Treu' ist tot, Mir blieb die Sehnsucht nur. Ein Stutzer lockte schmuck und leicht Mit süßem Flitterton; Sie folgte, lächelnd ward gereicht Mein brechend' Herz zum Lohn. Durch schwarz' Gewölk die Sonne blinkt! Freud' steht mit Leid im Bund; - Mein Gram lebt ewig, nimmer sinkt Sein Thron am bleichen Mund. Lös', Geige, der Dämonen Schar, Es winkt mein Zauberstab, - Stürm, Wahnsinn, dunkles Schlangenhaar, Sei meiner Leiden Grab! Doch leise, Äolsharfen gleich, Besänftigt sie mein Herz; Ihr Seelenklang, an Balsam reich, Stillt meinen tiefen Schmerz.
Note: in the version of the Spohr song as sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, there are two changes: stanza 2 line 1 word 4 ("schmuck") is "frech" and stanza 2, line 3, word 5 ("gereicht") is "verschenkt".
Text Authorship:
- by Henriette Wilhelmine Auguste von Schorn (1807 - 1869), as Hozze [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 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Der Spielmann und seine Geige", op. 154 no. 5 (1856), published 1857 [ baritone, violin, and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Bariton mit Begleitung von Violine und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De muzikant en zijn viool", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The musician and his violin", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le musicien et son violon", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 99
Devant les yeux de Dieu, le soleil couchant, Elle m'a donné un anneau et un serment ; L'anneau s'est brisé, la fidélité est morte, Il me reste seulement la nostalgie. Un dandy hardi et frivole l'a séduite Avec des douces paroles clinquantes ; Elle l'a suivi, en souriant elle a donné Mon cœur brisé en récompense. À travers des nuages noirs le soleil brille ! La joie est alliée au chagrin ; -- Ma peine vivra éternellement, jamais ne disparaîtra Son trône sur mes lèvres pâles. Dissipe, violon, la troupe des démons, Ma baguette magique s'agite, -- Tempête, folie, chevelure noire du serpent, Seront la tombe de mes souffrances ! mais doucement, comme une harpe éolienne, Il apaise mon cœur ; Sa sonorité attendrissante, riche en baume, Calme ma douleur profonde.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Henriette Wilhelmine Auguste von Schorn (1807 - 1869), as Hozze
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 123