by Heinrich Stieglitz (1801 - 1849)
Mit Pfeilen loosen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Mit Pfeilen loosen
Die Husseiniten,
Wer Turans Mörder
Sich dürfe rühmen.
Das Loos trifft Haschem,
Den hagern Räuber;
Wuthschnaubend greift er
Zur Todeslanze.
"Wo er auch weile,
Ich treffe Turan,
Daß keinen ferner
Sein Name schrecke!"
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Bilder des Orients von Heinrich Stieglitz, Erster Band, Leipzig, bei Carl Cnobloch, 1831, page 17.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Stieglitz (1801 - 1849), "Das Todesloos", appears in Bilder des Orients, first published 1831 [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Das Todeslos", op. 90, Heft 1 no. 2, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], from Bilder des Orients von H. Stieglitz [I], no. 2, Berlin, Fröhlich und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The death-draw", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-06-24
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