Whitsun | With a solemn tolling the bells invite

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by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Pfingsten

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

[Ernsten]¹ Tones laden Glocken
Zum Gebet ins Marmorhaus,
Doch die dumpfen Klänge locken
Mich in Wald und Feld hinaus.

In den Wipfeln rauscht und singt es
Urgewaltge Melodei,
Und aus jeder Blume klingt es,
Daß es heute Pfingsten sei.

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¹ Strauss: "Frohen"; other changes may exist not noted.

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Pfingsten" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Pfingsten", WoO. 67 (Sieben vierstimmige Lieder für Gesangsquartett oder gemischten Chor a cappella) no. 3, published 1880 [ vocal quartet or mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pentecosta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Whitsun", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pentecôte", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

Whitsun

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

With a [solemn]¹ tolling the bells invite
Mankind to prayer in the marble house,
But the muffled ringing entices
Me out into forest and field.

In the treetops there is a soughing and singing
Of an ancient mighty melody,
And from out of every flower there ring the tidings
That today is Whitsun.

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¹ Strauss: "joyful"; other changes may exist not noted.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Pfingsten"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 53