by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)
Gold'ner Schein See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Goldner Schein
Deckt den Hain,
Mild beleuchtet Zauberschimmer
Der umbüschten Waldburg Trümmer.
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Note: stanzas 6 and 7 were omitted in the Zürich editions 1792-1815; they were replaced in the Tübingen 1811 and the Zürich 1821/25 editions by the following:
Pappeln wehn Auf den Höhn, Eichen glühn, zum Schattendome Dicht verschränkt, am Felsenstrome. Nebelgrau Webt im Thau Elfenreigen, dort wo Rüstern Am Druidenaltar flüstern.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gold'ner Schein", D 357 (1816), published 1892, stanza 1 [ vocal trio a cappella ], canon
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Abendlandschaft", written 1789-90, appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794), first published 1791
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Licht van goud", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Paysage du soir", copyright © 2012, (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: 2004-10-10
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Word count: 115