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Des Arabers Kameel' am Jordan gehen, Der Götzendiener kniet auf Zion's Höhen, Auf Sinai der Baalsverehrer steigt, Und dort, o Gott -- wie ? dort dein Donner schweigt? Wo in den Stein dein Finger Schrift gegraben,-- Wo deinen Schatten wir gesehen haben -- Im Feu'rgewande deine Majestät -- Du, den kein Leben schaut, [und]1 nicht vergeht! O laß dein Licht im Blitz sich offenbaren! Entbrich den Speer den Händen der Barbaren! Wie lang entweiht dein Land der Feinde Spott? Wie lang steht leer dein Heiligthum, o Gott?
Confirmed with Julius Körner (translator), Lord Byron’s Poesien, Erstes Bändchen, Zwickau: im Verlage der Gebrüder Schumann, 1821, page 11
1 Marschner: "der"Text Authorship:
- by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Racheruf", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "On Jordan's Banks", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 6, first published 1815
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Racheruf", op. 100 no. 4, published 1839 [ voice and piano ], from Israelitsche Gesänge von Lord Byron mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Berlin, Trautwein [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Cry of revenge", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 84
The Arab's camels walk beside the Jordan River, Those who worship idols are kneeling upon the heights of Zion, The ones who honour Baal are climbing Mount Sinai, And there, oh God -- how can it be? there Thy thunder is silent? Where Thy finger etched script into the stone,-- Where we saw Thy shadow -- Thy majesty in a fiery garment -- Thou, whom no living person sees [without perishing!]1 Oh let Thy radiance reveal itself in lightning! Break away the spear in the hands of the barbarians! How long is Thy land to be desecrated by the scorn of the enemies? How long is Thy sanctuary to stand empty, oh God?
1 Marschner: "without perishing!"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Racheruf", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 6
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "On Jordan's Banks", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 6, first published 1815
This text was added to the website: 2018-07-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 111