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Aus alten Märchen winkt es
Hervor mit weißer Hand,
Da singt es und da klingt es
Von einem Zauberland;
Wo bunte Blumen blühen
Im gold'nen Abendlicht,
Und lieblich duftend glühen,
Mit bräutlichem Gesicht;
Und grüne Bäume singen
Uralte Melodei'n,
Die Lüfte heimlich klingen,
Und Vögel schmettern drein;
Und Nebelbilder steigen
Wohl aus der Erd' hervor,
Und tanzen lust'gen Reigen
Im wunderlichen Chor;
Und blaue Funken brennen
Auf jedem Blatt und Reis,
Und rote Lichter brennen
Im irren, wirren Kreis;
Und laute Quellen brechen
Aus wildem Marmorstein.
Und seltsam in den Bächen
Strahlt fort der Widerschein.
Ach, könnt' ich dorthin kommen,
Und dort mein Herz erfreu'n,
Und aller Qual entnommen,
Und frei und selig sein!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-7 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Grill (1801 - 1852), "Das Zauberland", stanzas 1-7 [ voice, cello, and piano ], from Vier Romanzen, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De vells contes em fa signes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Jan Rot) , "Uit vieze filmpjes weet je", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Uit oude sprookjes wenkt het", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "From old fairy tales beckons", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Από τα βάθη των παλιών θρύλων", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Assaf Levitin) (Michal Levitin) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Dalle vecchie fiabe qualcosa mi chiama", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Desde los viejos cuentos", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: René Slot , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 136
Dalle vecchie fiabe qualcosa mi chiama,
mi fa cenno una mano bianca,
e canta e risuona
l'incanto di un paese magico;
dove fiori colorati sbocciano
nella luce dorata della sera,
e ardono con gentile profumo
nel loro volto di sposa;
e verdi alberi cantano
antichissime melodie,
le aure suonano lievi
e gli uccelli cantano con loro;
e immagini di nebbia sorgono
fuori dalla terra,
e danzano carole aeree
in strani cori;
e bagliori azzurri splendono
su ogni foglia e ogni ramoscello
e luci rossastre si rincorrono
in circoli folli e fantasiosi;
e fonti sonore sgorgano
da selvaggi blocchi di marmo,
e strano nei ruscelli
risplende il riflesso.
Ah, potessi anch'io venire,
e là rallegrare il mio cuore,
e deporre ogni dolore,
ed essere libero e beato!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-7 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2006 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 43
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Line count: 32
Word count: 145