El divino ángel que las puertas

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by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) and by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878)

Translation © by Saúl Botero Restrepo

Der hehre Engel, der die Pforte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE ITA SPA

Recitativ Tenor-Solo
 Der hehre Engel, der die Pforte
 Des Lichts bewacht, vernimmt die Worte,
 Und wie er lauscht und näher schleicht
 Dem sanften Lied, entsinkt ihm eine Träne;
 Er sprach:

Der Engel
 Dir, Kind des Stamms, schön, doch voll Sünden
 Kann eine frohe Hoffnung ich noch künden.
 Im Schicksalsbuche stehn die Worte:
 »Es sei der Schuld die Peri bar,
 Die bringt zu dieser ew'gen Pforte
 Des Himmels liebste Gabe dar!«
 Geh, suche sie und werde rein:
 Gern laß ich die Entsühnten ein!

Note: this text is a translation of part of Thomas Moore's Paradise and the Peri.

Text Authorship:

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878) [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der hehre Engel, der die Pforte", op. 50 no. 3 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 3, Part I; Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’àngel sublim que la porta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'ange glorieux par qui la porte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'angelo maestoso che le porte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-12-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 82

El divino ángel que las puertas

Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

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Tenor
 El divino ángel que las puertas
 de la luz guardaba escuchó sus palabras, 
 y acercándose para oír,
 el dulce canto le arrancó una lágrima, 
 y dijo:

El ángel
 A ti, hija de tu estirpe, bella, pero llena de pecado,
 puedo anunciarte una alegre esperanza: 
 En el libro del destino está escrito:
 “Liberada de culpa será la Peri,
 si ofrece a estas puertas eternas 
 el don más precioso para el Cielo”.
 Anda, búscalo, y serás pura, 
 ¡gustoso dejo entrar a quien ha expiado!

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This text was added to the website: 2014-05-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 83