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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Der König und die Königin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Der König und die Königin,
Sie stehen auf dem Throne,
Da glüht der Thron wie Morgenrot,
Wie steigende Sonn die Krone.

Viel stolze Ritter stehn umher,
Die Schwerter in den Händen,
Sie können ihre Augen nicht
Vom lichten Throne wenden.

Ein alter, blinder Sänger steht,
An seiner Harf gelehnet,
Er fühlet, daß die Zeit erschien,
Die er so lang ersehnet.

Und plötzlich springt vom hohen Glanz
Der Augen finstre Hülle.
Er schaut hinauf und wird nicht satt
Der Herrlichkeit und Fülle.

Er greifet in sein Saitenspiel,
Das ist gar hell erklungen,
Er hat in Licht und Seligkeit
Sein Schwanenlied gesungen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 8 [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 Ida Becker, née Naumann (d. 1897), "Ballade aus dem "Königssohn"", published 1885 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Drei Balladen für Bariton (oder Mezzo-Sopran) mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Königssohn III", op. 64, Heft 2 no. 12, KWV 9108 no. 12, published [1825/26] [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Romanzen mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 12, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der König und die Königin", op. 116 no. 6 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 6, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 101

Le roi et la reine
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Le roi et la reine
Sont assis sur le trône,
Le trône brille comme les feux de l'aurore
Et leurs couronnes comme le soleil levant.

Maints fiers chevaliers les entourent,
L'épée à la main,
Ils ne peuvent détourner leurs yeux
Du trône resplendissant.

Un vieux barde aveugle se lève,
Penché sur sa harpe,
Il sent qu'arrive le moment
Qu'il a si longtemps désiré.

Et soudain le voile noir devant ses yeux
Se déchire et fait place à un vif éclat.
Il lève les yeux et ne peut se rassasier
De cette splendeur et de cette richesse.

Il frappe les cordes de son instrument,
Qui rendent un son clair,
Dans la lumière et la félicité,
Il a chanté son chant du cygne.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 122

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