by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)
Die Flamme lodert, milder Schein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Flamme lodert, milder Schein Durchglänzt den [dunkeln]1 Eichenhain Und Weihrauchdüfte wallen. O neig' ein gnädig Ohr zu mir Und laß des Jünglings Opfer dir, Du Höchster, wohlgefallen. Sei stets der Freiheit Wehr und Schild! Dein Lebensgeist durchatme mild Luft, Erde, Feu'r und Fluten! Gib mir als Jüngling und als Greis Am väterlichen Heerd, o Zeus, Das Schöne zu dem Guten.
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- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), no title [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 Ludwig Abeille (1761 - 1838), "Opferlied" [voice and piano], from Lieder und Elegien von F. v. Matthisson für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [text not verified]
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Opferlied", WoO. 126 (1797). [text verified 1 time]
- by Johann Friedrich Kelz (1786 - 1862), "Opferlied", published c1818. [vocal trio for soprano, tenor, and bass] [text not verified]
- by Nikolaus, Freiherr von Krufft (1779 - 1818), "Opferlied", c1814, published 1870, from Zwölf Lieder, no. 1. [text not verified]
- by Georg Vierling (1820 - 1901), "Opferlied", op. 69 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1891 [men's chorus], Leipzig, Kistner [text not verified]
- by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Opferlied" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Chant propitiatoire", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Offerlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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