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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Seht auf die breiten Wiesen hin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
Aria: Simon
 Seht auf die breiten Wiesen hin!
 Seht, wie der Hund im Grase streift!
 Am Boden suchet er die Spur,
 und geht ihr unablässig nach.
 Jetzt aber reisst Begierd'ihn fort!
 Er horcht auf Ruf und Stimme nicht mehr.
 Er eilet zu haschen, da stockt er sein Lauf,
 nun steht er unbewegt wie Stein.
 Dem nahen Feinde zu entgeh'n,
 erhebt der scheue Vogel sich,
 doch rettet ihn nicht schneller Flug.
 Es blitzt, es knallt, ihn erreichet das Blei,
 und wirft ihn todt aus der Luft herab.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Seht auf die breiten Wiesen hin", Hob. XXI:3 no. 14b, first performed 1801 [bass and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 14b, (Der Herbst) [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Regardez les vastes prairies !", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Amelia Maria Imbarrato

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 86

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