Air du grand prêtre | Si notre génie satisfait un souhait

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by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Arie (Hohepriester) und Chor

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Will unser Genius noch einen Wunsch gewähren,
Durch eines Volkes fromme Bitten bewegt,
O so erhebe zwischen diesen Altären
Sich noch ein dritter, der sein Bildnis trägt!
Es steh' in seiner Kinder Mitte,
Erblicke sich geliebt, geehrt!

Es ist's! Wir sind erhört. O Vater Zeus!
Gewährt ist uns're Bitte!

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), "Arie (Hohepriester) und Chor", op. 113 no. 10 (1811), from the cantata Die Ruinen von Athen = The Ruins of Athens, no. 10. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Air du grand prêtre", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

Air du grand prêtre

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Si notre génie satisfait un souhait,
Mû par les désirs pieux du peuple,
Alors qu'il élève entre ces deux autels
Un troisième qui porte son image !
Qu'il se tienne au milieu de ses enfants,
Qu'on le voit aimé, honoré !

Nous avons été entendus. Ô père Zeus !
Que notre remerciement soit donné !

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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
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 52