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by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Meinecke (1745 - 1825)
Translation © by John H. Campbell

Ich will von den Atriden
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG ITA SPA
Ich will von den Atriden, 
Ich will von Kadmus singen:
Doch meiner Leyer Saiten 
Ertönen nur vom Amor.

Jüngst wechselt' ich die Saiten, 
Und dann die Leyer selber,
Und wollte nun die Kämpfe
Des Herkules [besingen]1:

Allein die Leyer tönte 
Ein Lied von Liebe wieder.
So lebt denn wohl, ihr Helden! 
Denn meine Leyer singet
[Von nichts als Liebesgöttern]2.

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•   C. Loewe 

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Confirmed with Johann Heinrich Friedrich Meinecke: Anakreons Gedichte, nebst zwey andern anakreonitschen Gedichten, und den Oden der Sappho. Aus dem Griechischen in die Versarten des Originals übersetzt. Leipzig, bey Weidmanns Erben und Reich. 1776, page 21.

1 Loewe: "singen"
2 Loewe: "Allein die Liebesgötter"

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "To the lyre", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Alla lira", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 59

To the lyre
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 I wish of the Atrides, I wish of Kadmus to sing:
 however my lyre strings speak only of Amor.
 Recently, I changed the strings, and then the lyre itself,
 and wanted now to sing of the struggles of Hercules:
 but the lyre only sang a song of love again.
 So fare well then, you heroes! because my lyre sings
 only of the God of Love, only the God of Love.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by John H. Campbell, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 7
Word count: 70