by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
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Chorus
 Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten so wundervoll und mild,
 Daß reicher, immer reicher der Klang zum Ohre schwillt!
 Es strömet himmlisch helle des Jünglings Stimme vor,
 Der Harfe Sang dazwischen wie ferner Geisterchor.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "How the old man strikes the strings", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Alors le vieux frappa les cordes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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How the old man strikes the strings
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Chorus
 How the old man strikes the strings, so wondrously and gently,
 So that richer, ever more richly the sound swells toward the ears of the listeners!
 Heavenly bright, the youth's voice flows forth,
 The harp's singing interspersed like a distant choir of spirits.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 44