Im Jardin des Plantes, Paris Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der Stäbe so müd geworden, daß er nichts mehr hält. Ihm ist, als ob es tausend Stäbe gäbe und hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt. Der weiche Gang geschmeidig starker Schritte, der sich im allerkleinsten Kreise dreht, ist wie ein Tanz von Kraft um eine Mitte, in der betäubt ein großer Wille steht. Nur manchmal schiebt der Vorhang der Pupille sich lautlos auf -. Dann geht ein Bild hinein, geht durch der Glieder angespannte Stille - und hört im Herzen auf zu sein.
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Song Cycle by Alphonse Stallaert (1920 - 1995)
1. Der Panther  [sung text not yet checked]
Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Der Panther", appears in Neue Gedichte, first published 1892
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La panthère", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
2. The Tyger  [sung text not yet checked]
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare sieze the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger Tyger burning bright, In the forests of the night: What immortal hand or eye, Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The tyger", appears in Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Experience, no. 12, first published 1794
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El tigre", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le tigre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Der Tiger", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Thomas F. Schubert) , "Der Tiger", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov) , "Тигр", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. Le Pélican  [sung text not yet checked]
Le Capitaine Jonathan, Étant âgé de dix-huit ans, Capture un jour un pélican Dans une île d’Extrême-orient. Le pélican de Jonathan, Au matin, pond un œuf tout blanc Et il en sort un pélican Lui ressemblant étonnamment. Et ce deuxième pélican Pond à son tour, un œuf tout blanc D’où sort, inévitablement Un autre qui en fait autant. Cela peut durer pendant très longtemps Si l’on ne fait pas d’omelette avant.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "Le Pélican", appears in Pour les Enfants Sages, in Chantefables, no. 24, first published 1944
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Pelican", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. Den aep, de hond en de visch
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Text Authorship:
- by Jacob Cats (1577 - 1660), appears in De Schoolmeester
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5. La lonza, il leone e la lupa  [sung text not yet checked]
Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta, una lonza leggiera e presta molto, che di pel maculato era coverta; e non mi si partia dinanzi al volto, anzi 'mpediva tanto il mio cammino, ch'i' fui per ritornar più volte vòlto. Temp' era dal principio del mattino, e 'l sol montava 'n sù con quelle stelle ch'eran con lui quando l'amor divino mosse di prima quelle cose belle; sì ch'a bene sperar m'era cagione di quella fiera a la gaetta pelle l'ora del tempo e la dolce stagione; ma non sì che paura non mi desse la vista che m'apparve d'un leone. Questi parea che contra me venesse con la test' alta e con rabbiosa fame, sì che parea che l'aere ne tremesse. Ed una lupa, che di tutte brame sembiava carca ne la sua magrezza, e molte genti fe' già viver grame, questa mi porse tanto di gravezza con la paura ch'uscia di sua vista, ch'io perdei la speranza de l'altezza. E qual è quei che volontieri acquista, e giugne 'l tempo che perder lo face, che 'n tutti suoi pensier piange e s'attrista; tal mi fece la bestia sanza pace, che, venendomi 'ncontro, a poco a poco mi ripigneva là dove 'l sol tace.
Text Authorship:
- by Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321), appears in La divina commedia, in Inferno, Canto I, vv.31-60
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani6. El toro
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