Durch allen Schall und Klang
Der Transoxanen
Erkühnt sich unser Sang
Auf deine Bahnen!
Und ist für gar nichts bang,
In dir lebendig;
Dein Leben daure lang,
Dein Reich beständig.

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Note on score: "Romain Rolland, dem großen Dichter und hochverehrten Freunde, dem heroischen Kämpfer gegen alle ruchlosen an Europas Untergang arbeitenden Mächte, mit dem Ausdruck treuester Sympathie und aufrichtigster Bewunderung." - Richard Strauss (1926).
Note: In order to praise Prince Carl August von Sachsen-Weimar, the poem sets a parallel between him and Sedschan, who was the patron of the poet Hafis.

Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Schach Sedschan und Seinesgleichen", appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 4. Buch der Betrachtungen -- Tefkir Nameh [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Durch allen Schall und Klang", WoO. 111 (1925) [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au shah Chouja", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

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