Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
Der alte, graue König sitzt
Auf seiner Väter Throne;
Sein Mantel glänzt wie Abendrot,
Wie sinkende Sonne die Krone.
"Mein erster und mein zweiter Sohn!
Euch teil ich meine Lande.
Mein dritter Sohn, mein liebstes Kind!
Was laß ich dir zum Pfande?"
"Gib mir von allen Schätzen nur
Die alte, rost'ge Krone!
Gib mir drei Schiffe! so fahr ich hin
Und suche nach einem Throne."
Composition:
Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), no title, op. 116 no. 1 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 1, Leipzig, Whistling
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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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: 12
Word count: 67
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The old, grey king sits
Upon the throne of his fathers;
His robe glows like a sunset,
The crown like a sinking sun.
"My firstborn and my second son!
I divide my lands between you.
My third son, my most beloved child!
What shall I pledge to you?"
"Give me of all your treasures only
The old, rusty crown!
Give me three ships and I shall fare forth
And search for a throne."
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-28
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Word count: 73
