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O alter Duft aus Märchenzeit, Berauschest wieder meine Sinne; Ein närrisch Heer von Schelmerein Durchschwirrt die leichte Luft. Ein glückhaft Wünschen macht mich froh Nach Freuden, die ich lang verachtet: O alter Duft aus Märchenzeit, Berauschest wieder mich! All meinen Unmut gab ich preis; Aus meinem sonnumrahmten Fenster Beschau ich frei die liebe Welt Und träum hinaus in selge Weiten... O alter Duft - aus Märchenzeit!
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "O alter Duft", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Parfums de Bergame", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "O alter Duft", op. 21 no. 21 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 21 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "O alter Duft", 1905?, published 1905 [ high voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 28, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "哦 古老的香味", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "O sweet fragrance", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô vieux parfum", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "O antico profumo", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Å gamle dåm", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 65
O antico profumo del tempo delle fiabe, ancora inebri i miei sensi; Una pazzesca schiera di birichinate sembra ronzare per l'aria leggera. Mi rende lieto ogni voglia esaudita dopo le gioie che a lungo ho disprezzato: O antico profumo del tempo delle fiabe, ancora inebri i miei sensi. Ho lasciato cadere ogni mio malumore, dalla mia finestra illuminata dal sole contemplo libero il mondo che amo e lancio i miei sogni negli spazi beati... O antico profumo del tempo delle fiabe!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "O alter Duft", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Parfums de Bergame", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 81