by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
 ... 

17. Majestätsche Sonnenrosse
 Durch des Lichtes weiten Raum
 Leitet Föbos gold'ner Zaum,
 Völker stürzt sein rasselndes Geschosse;
 Seine weißen Sonnenrosse,
 Seine rasselnden Geschosse
 Unter Lieb' und Harmonie
 Ha! wie gern vergaß er sie!

First published in Anthologie auf das Jahr 1782, anonymously edited by Schiller with the fake publishing information "Gedrukt in der Buchdrukerei zu Tobolsko", actually published by Johann Benedict Metzler in Stuttgart. This poem (pages 58-68) differs in some ways from the final version, it has the title "Der Triumf der Liebe. eine Hymne" and "Y." as the author's name.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Majestätsche Sonnenrosse", D 64 (1813), published 1897, stanza 17 [ vocal trio for 2 tenors and bass ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Der Triumph der Liebe", subtitle: "Eine Hymne", written 1782, first published 1782

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Gràcies a l’amor", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De triomf der liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le triomphe de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Martin-Beatus Meier , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 178
Word count: 692