O mooie stem | O mooie stem die ‘k mis zozeer

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by Anne Hunter (1742 - 1821)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

O tuneful voice

Language: English

Our translations: DUT FRE

O tuneful voice I still deplore,
Thy accents, which I hear no more,
Still vibrate on my heart.

In Echo's cave I long to dwell 
And still to hear that sad farewell
When we were forced to part.

Bright eyes! O that the task were mine
To guard the liquid fires that shine
And round your orbits play,

To watch them with a vestal's care,
To feed with smiles a light so fair
That it may ne'er decay.

Text Authorship:

by Anne Hunter (1742 - 1821) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "O tuneful voice", Hob. XXVIa no. 42 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "O mooie stem", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô voix mélodieuse", copyright © 2008, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 78

O mooie stem

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English

O mooie stem die ‘k mis zozeer
Jouw klanken, die ik hoor niet meer,
Doortrillen nog mijn hart.
 
In Echo’s grot wil ‘k wonen wel
En horen nog dat droef vaarwel
Toen ’t lot ons dreef apart.
 
Ogen! O, had ik maar de taak
Te waken over ’t vuur dat ‘k vaak
Uit jouw pupil zie slaan,
 
Te koest’ren, met Vestaalse plicht,
Glimlachend steeds, dat prachtig licht,
Dat het nooit uit mag gaan.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from English to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2016 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:

a text in English by Anne Hunter (1742 - 1821)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 73