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Chorus Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten so wundervoll und mild, Daß reicher, immer reicher der Klang zum Ohre schwillt! Es strömet himmlisch helle des Jünglings Stimme vor, Der Harfe Sang dazwischen wie ferner Geisterchor.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Sängers Fluch"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten", op. posth. 139 no. 5 (1852), published 1885 [ six-part chorus and orchestra ], from Des Sängers Fluch : Ballade nach Ludwig Uhland bearbeitet von Richard Pohl für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, no. 5, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] ; composed by Robert Schumann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "How the old man strikes the strings", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Alors le vieux frappa les cordes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-19
Line count: 5
Word count: 35
Chœur Alors le vieux frappa les cordes, il les frappa si merveilleusement Qu'une riche, toujours plus riche sonorité s'amplifia jusqu'aux oreilles, Puis s'éleva, céleste et claire la voix du jouvenceau Et entre les deux le chant de la harpe, basse comme le chœur des esprits.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Sängers Fluch"
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-22
Line count: 5
Word count: 45