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Da sitz' ich ohne Bogen Und starre in den Sand. Was that ich dir, Ulysses? Daß du sie mir entwandt Die Waffe, die [dem Feinde]1 Des Todes Bothe war; Die auf der wüsten Insel Mir Unterhalt gebar. Es rauschen Vögelschwärme Mir [übers greise]2 Haupt; Ich greife nach dem Bogen - Umsonst - er ist geraubt. Aus dichtem Busche raschelt Der braune Hirsch hervor: Ich strecke leere Arme Zur Nemesis empor. Du schlauer König scheue Der Göttin Rächerblick! Erbarme dich - und stelle Den Bogen mir zurück.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, pages 152-153.
1 Schubert: "den Trojern"2 Schubert: "über'm greisen"
Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Philoktet" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Philoktet", D 540 (1817), published 1831 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 3708, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Filoctetes", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Philoctetes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Philoctetes", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Philoctète", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Filottete", 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: 20
Word count: 86
Je suis assis ici sans mon arc et je regarde fixement dans le sable. Que t'ai-je fait, Ulysse, que tu aies voulu me voler ? L'arme qui fut le messager de la mort des Troyens, M'a été donnée sur cette île déserte pour ma subsistance. Des vols d'oiseaux passent au-dessus de ma tête grisonnante ; Je saisis mon arc en vain, car on me l'a volé ! De l'épais buisson jaillit le cerf brun : Je tends mes bras vides vers Némésis en haut. Toi roi rusé, crains le regard vengeur de la déesse ! Aie pitié de moi et rends-moi mon arc.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Philoktet"
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 103