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by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874)

Kdo v zlaté struny zahrát zná
Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Kdo v zlaté struny zahrát zná,
jej ctěte víc než sebe,
neboť vás tak bůh miloval,
že poslal vám ho s nebe.

Hrozné, když bůh neourodou
a morem trestá přísně;
však ze všech trestů největší,
když národ nemá písně.

Ten národ ještě nezhynul,
dokud mu věštec zpívá,
a píseň v nebi zrozená
i ve smrt život vlívá.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 60 [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 Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884), "Kdo v zlaté struny zahrát zná", T. 124 no. 1 (1879), from Večerní písně, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Bedřich Smetana.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-11-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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