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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
Voor ’t oog van God, het avondrood, Gaf zij mij ring en woord; De ring sprong stuk, haar trouw is dood, Slechts hunk’ring bleef m' aan boord. Een dandy lokte ‘r weg van mij Met zoete vleierstoon; Zij volgde, vrolijk reikte zij Mijn brekend hart als loon. Dat zwarte lucht toch zon doorlaat! Een lief- en leedverbond; - Mijn leed leeft eeuwig, nooit verlaat Zijn trek mijn bleke mond. Breek, vedel, de demonenschaar, Zo wenkt mijn toverstaf, - Woed, waanzin, donker slangenhaar, Geef mijn verdriet een graf! Maar zachtjes, ‘n windharp haast gelijk, Verzacht zij toch mijn hart; Haar tere klank, aan balsem rijk, Dooft uit mijn diepe smart.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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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: 2018-03-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 107