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Aria: Lukas Hier steht der Wand'rer nun, verwirrt und zweifelhaft, wohin den Schritt er lenken soll. Vergebens suchet er den Weg; ihn leitet weder Pfad, noch Spur. Vergebens strenget er sich an, und watet durch den tiefen Schnee; er find't sich immer mehr verirrt. Jetzt sinket ihm der Mut, und Angst beklemmt sein Herz, da er den Tag sich neigen sieht, und Müdigkeit, und Frost ihm alle Glieder lähmt. Doch plötzlich trifft sein spähend Aug der Schimmer eines nahen Lichts, da lebt er wieder auf; vor Freuden pocht sein Herz. Er geht, er eilt der Hütte zu, wo starr und matt er Labung hofft.
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), "Hier steht der Wand'rer nun", Hob. XXI:3 no. 18b, first performed 1801 [tenor and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 18b, (Der Winter) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ici le voyageur se tient maintenant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Qui ora si arresta il viandante", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 104
Aria: Luca Qui ora si arresta il viandante, che, smarrito, è colto dal dubbio su dove debba dirigere il suo passo. Invano cerca la direzione giusta; né tracce né sentieri gli fanno da guida. Invano egli si affatica, e affonda il passo nella neve attorno; sempre di più smarrisce la strada. Già gli manca il coraggio, e l'angoscia gela ormai il suo cuore, perché volge alla fine il giorno, e la stanchezza e il gelo le membra paralizzano. Ma tutt'a un tratto al suo sguardo errante appare il chiarore di una luce vicina, e si sente rivivere; la gioia gli fa balzare il cuore. E avanza, verso quella capanna, dove, debole e irrigidito, spera di trovare ristoro.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 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 Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 117