by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796)
Translation by Eduard Brinckmeier (1811 - 1897)
Weep on the rocks of roaring winds
Language: English
Weep on the rocks of roaring winds, O maid of Inistore! Bend thy fair head over the waves, thou lovelier than the ghost of the hills; when it moves in a sun-beam, at noon, over the silence of Morven! He is fallen! thy youth is low! pale beneath the sword of Cuthullin! No more shall valour raise thy love to match the blood of kings. Trenar, graceful Trenar died, O maid of Inistore! His grey dogs are howling at home; they see his passing ghost. His bow is in the hall unstrung. No sound is in the hill of his hinds!
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Confirmed with The Poems of Ossian. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq; Vol.I. A new edition, carefully corrected, and greatly improved. London, MDCCLXXIII, pages 234-235.
Text Authorship:
- by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Fingal, Book I
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Auguste Lacaussade) , no title, first published 1842
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Melchiorre Cesarotti) , no title, written 1763
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-18
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Word count: 101
Gesang aus Ossians Fingal See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Wein' an den Felsen der brausenden Winde, Weine, o Mädchen von Inistore! Beug' über die Wogen Dein schönes Haupt, Lieblicher Du als der Geist der Berge, Wenn er um Mittag in einem Sonnenstrahl Ueber das Schweigen von Morven fährt. Er ist gefallen, Dein Jüngling liegt darnieder, Bleich sank er unter Cuthullins Schwert. Nimmer wird Muth deinen Liebling mehr reizen, Das Blut von Königen zu vergießen. Trenar, der liebliche Trenar starb, O Mädchen von Inistore! Seine grauen Hunde heulen daheim, Sie sehen seinen Geist vorüberziehn Sei Bogen hängt ungespannt in der Halle, Nichts regt sich auf der Haide der Rehe.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Gesang aus Ossians Fingal", op. 17 no. 4, published 1861 [ women's chorus, 2 horns, harp ], from Vier Gesänge für Frauenchor mit zwei Hörner und Harfe, no. 4, Bonn, Simrock
Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Brinckmeier (1811 - 1897), no title
Based on:
- a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Fingal, Book I
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cant de Fingal", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gezang uit Ossians 'Fingal'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jacques Jobard) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (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: 2004-01-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 99