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EIN GRIECHE Ohne Verschulden Knechtschaft dulden, Harte Noth! Alle Tage neue Plage Um das bischen liebe Brot! EINE GRIECHIN Von den Zweigen winkt der Feigen Süße Frucht, Nicht dem Knechte der sie pflegte, Nur dem Herren, dem er flucht! Beide Hingegeben wilden Horden, Tiefgebeugt in ihre Hand, ach! Was ist aus die geworden, Armes, armes Vaterland!
Authorship
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), appears in Die Ruinen von Athen [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Duett", op. 113 no. 3 (1811) [vocal duet with orchestra], from the cantata Die Ruinen von Athen = The Ruins of Athens, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Duo", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Christian Anderson
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
Line count: 15
Word count: 56
Un grec : Supporter l'esclavage, sans être coupable, Est une dure peine ! Tous les jours un nouveau fléau Pour le cher petit pain ! Une grecque : Des branches s'agite du figuier Le doux fruit, Il ne les tend pas pour les esclaves Seulement pour le maître maudit ! Ensemble : Livrée à la troupe sauvage Profondément courbée par sa main, hélas ! C'est ce qui t'es arrivé, Pauvre, pauvre patrie !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), appears in Die Ruinen von Athen
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 73