The power of the sun | As Phoebus in springtime invites the singers

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by Roderich Anschütz (1818 - 1888)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sonnenkraft

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wie Phöbus die Sänger in Wald und Thal
Im Lenze ladet zum Chore der Wonne,
So wecket Gesänge mit zündendem Strahl
Auch Dein Erscheinen, Du himmliche Sonne!
O neige Dein Ohr den herzlichen Grüßen,
Die Liebe Dir huldigend legt zu Füßen.

So wie sich die Pflanze erhält vom Licht,
Und dörret wenn Wärme ihr fehlet,
Verfällt auch die freundliche Kunst,
Wenn nicht die Sonne vom Thron sie beseelet.
O neige Dein Ohr dem redlichen Streben
Das wandelt zur Idealwelt das Leben.

Text Authorship:

by Roderich Anschütz (1818 - 1888) [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by Joseph Hellmesberger (1828 - 1893), "Sonnenkraft", 1854 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, confirmed with the manuscript in Huldigung der Tonsetzer Wiens an Ihre Majestät die allerdurchlauchtigste Frau Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Kaiserin von Österreich, Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen etc. Überreicht von der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde des österreichischen Kaiserstaates 1854 held in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The power of the sun", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The power of the sun

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

As Phoebus in springtime invites the singers
Of wood and valley to join the choir of delight,
Thus with an igniting beam your appearance, 
You heavenly sun, also wakens singing!
Oh, incline your ear to the heartfelt greetings
That love lays adoringly at your feet.

Just as the plant is sustained by light
And wilts when it lacks warmth,
Thus the amiable arts also decay
If they are not animated by the sun from the throne.
Oh, incline your ear to our honest striving,
Which transforms life into an ideal world.

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This text was added to the website: 2025-02-14
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Word count: 91