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by Edmund von Harold, Baron (1737 - 1808)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ossians Lied nach dem Falle Nathos
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
Beugt euch aus euren Wolken nieder,
ihr Geister meiner Väter, beuget euch,
legt ab das rothe Schrecken eures Laufs.
Empfangt den fallenden Führer!
Er komme aus einem entfernten Land,
oder er steig aus dem tobenden Meer!
Sein Kleid von Nebel sey nah,
sein Speer aus einer Wolke gestaltet.
Sein Schwert ein erlosch'nes Luftbild,
Und ach sein Gesicht sey lieblich,
Daß seine Freunde frolocken in seiner Gegenwart!
O beugt euch aus euren Wolken nieder!
ihr Geister meiner Väter, beuget euch.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Ossians Lied nach dem Falle Nathos", D 278 (1815), published 1830 [ voice, piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Edmund von Harold, Baron (1737 - 1808), no title

Based on:

  • a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, from Dar-Thula
    • Go to the text page.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , subtitle: "Cant d’Ossian després de la caiguda de Nathos", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ossians lied na de dood van Nathos", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 14
Word count: 91

Ossians lied na de dood van Nathos
 (Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Buig u vanuit uw wolken neder,
Gij, geesten van mijn vaderen, buig u neer!
Neem weg de rode dreiging van uw gang.
Ontvang de vallende leider,
Hetzij hij komt uit een heel ver land
Hetzij hij rijst uit de kolkende zee!
Zijn nevelkleed zij nabij,
Zijn speer uit een wolk vervaardigd,
Zijn zwaard een gedoofde dwergster,
En ach, zijn gelaat zij lieflijk,
Zodat zijn vrienden verheugd zijn in zijn aanwezigheid.
O, buig u vanuit uw wolken neder,
Gij, geesten van mijn vaderen, buig u neer!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2009 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Edmund von Harold, Baron (1737 - 1808), no title
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, from Dar-Thula
    • Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view


This text was added to the website: 2009-10-30
Line count: 13
Word count: 86

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