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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Männerchor
Auf dunklem Irrweg in finstern Hainen
wandelten wir am trüben Quell,
Da sahen wir plötzlich ein Licht erscheinen,
es dämmerte, es wurde hell!
Und siehe! Es schwanden die falschen Götter,
dem Tage wich die alte Nacht;
Heil deinem Vater! Unserm Retter!
Der uns Glauben und Hoffnung gebracht.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), no title, op. 117 no. 3 (1811) [ men's chorus ], from cantata König Stephan, no. 3, (suivi d'un dialogue: un guerrier, Stephan)

Text Authorship:

  • by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-01-14
Line count: 9
Word count: 47

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