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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Chor der Derwische
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Chor
Du hast in deines Ärmels Falten
Den Mond getragen, ihn gespalten.
Kaaba! Mahomet!

Du hast den strahlenden Borak bestiegen
Zum siebenten Himmel aufzufliegen,
Großer Prophet! Kaaba!

Text 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), "Chor der Derwische", op. 113 no. 4 (1811) [chorus and orchestra], from the cantata Die Ruinen von Athen = The Ruins of Athens, no. 4. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Chœur des derviches", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Christian Anderson

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
Line count: 7
Word count: 27

Chœur des derviches
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Chœur
 Dans les plis de tes manches
 Tu as porté la lune, tu l'as divisée.
 Kaaba ! Mahomet !

 Tu as monté la rayonnante Al-Borak,
 Volé jusqu'au septième ciel,
 Grand prophète ! Kaaba !

Text Authorship:

  • 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
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 30

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