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Wer wagt's, wer wagt's, wer wagt's, Wer will mir die Leier zerbrechen, Noch tagt's, noch tagt's, noch tagt's, Noch glühet die Kraft, mich zu rächen. Heran, heran, ihr alle, Wer immer sich erkühnt, Aus dunkler Felsenhalle Ist mir die Leier [ergrünt]1. Ich habe das Holz gespalten Aus riesigem Eichenbaum, Worunter einst die Alten Umtanzten Wodans Saum. Die Saiten raubt ich der Sonne, Den purpurnen, glühenden Strahl, Als einst sie in seliger Wonne Versankt in das blühende Tal. Aus alter Ahnen Eichen, Aus rotem Abendgold Wirst Leier du nimmer weichen, So lang die Götter mir hold.
1 Schubert: "gegrünt"
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Seraph Ritter von Bruchmann (1798 - 1867) [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Der zürnende Barde", op. 12 (Sieben Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der zürnende Barde", D 785 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El bard enutjat", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De toornige bard", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The enraged bard", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le barde en colère", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il bardo infuriato", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 97
Qui ose, Qui veut briser ma lyre ? C'est encore le jour, La force de me venger brûle encore. Venez, venez, vous tous, Quiconque est audacieux, Dans la grotte sombre Ma lyre a été faite pour moi. J'ai fendu le bois Du chêne géant, Sous lequel une fois les anciens Ont dansé à la lisière de la forêt de Wotan. Pour les cordes j'ai volé au soleil Des rayons pourpres et brillants, Alors qu'une fois dans un ravissement bienheureux Il plongeait dans la vallée en fleurs. Des chênes anciens des ancêtres, De l'or rouge du soir, Ma lyre, jamais tu ne me quitteras, Aussi longtemps que les dieux me souriront.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Franz Seraph Ritter von Bruchmann (1798 - 1867)
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 109