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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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"
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
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
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 59
Vull cantar els Atrides
Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)
Vull cantar els Atrides,
vull cantar Cadme:
però les cordes de la meva lira
sonen només per a l’amor.
Fa poc vaig canviar les cordes,
i fins i tot la mateixa lira,
volia cantar les batalles
d’Hèrcules:
però la lira tan sols sonava
de nou una cançó d’amor.
Així doncs, adéu, vosaltres herois!
Car la meva lira canta
només dels déus de l’amor.
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Translations of title(s):
"An die Leier" = "A la lira"
"Die Leyer" = "La lira"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 by Salvador Pila, (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:
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) possibly by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE)
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-09
Line count: 13
Word count: 63