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Großer Thaten that der Ritter Fern im heil'gen Lande viel, Und das Kreuz auf seiner Schulter Bleicht' im rauhen Schlachtgewühl. Manche Narb' auf seinem Schilde Trug er aus dem Kampfgefilde, An der Dame Fenster dicht Sang er so im Mondenlicht: Heil der Schönen! aus der Ferne Ist der Ritter heimgekehrt, Doch nichts durft' er mit sich nehmen, Als sein treues Roß und Schwert: Seine Lanze, seine Sporen, Sind allein ihm unverloren, Dieß ist all sein irdisch Glück, Dieß und Thekla's Liebesblick! - Heil der Schönen! was der Ritter That, verdankt er ihrer Gunst, Darum soll ihr Lob verkünden Stets des [Minstrels]1 süße Kunst! »Seht, [das]2 ist sie,« wird es heißen, Wenn sie ihre Schöne preisen, »Deren Augen Himmelsglanz Gab bei Ascalon den Kranz!« »Schaut ihr Lächeln! [Fünfzig]3 Männer Streckt' es leblos in den Staub! Und Iconium, ob sein Sultan Muthig stritt, ward ihm zum Raub! Diese Locken, wie sie golden Schwimmen um die Brust der Holden, Legten manchem Muselmann Fesseln unzerreißbar an!« - Heil der Schönen! dir gehöret, Holde, was dein Ritter that - [Öffne darum]4 ihm die Pforte, [Nachtluft]5 streift, die [Stund' ist spat]6! Dort in Syriens heißen Zonen Mußt' er leicht des Nords entwohnen! Lieb' ersticke [jetzt]7 die Scham, Weil von [ihr]8 der Ruhm dir kam!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Ivanhoe. Nach dem Englischen von Walter Scott. Neue verbesserte Auflage. Erster Theil. [Walter Scott's auserlesene Werke. Vierzehnter Band.] Wien. Gedruckt bey Anton Strauß. 1825, pages 242-244; and with Ivanhoe. Nach dem Englischen des Walter Scott von K. L. Meth. Müller. Zweyter Theil. Leipzig, 1820. J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, pages 41-42.
1 Schubert: "Sängers"2 Schubert: "da"
3 Schubert: "eh'rne"
4 Schubert: "Darum öffne"
5 Schubert: "Nachtwind"
6 Schubert: "Stunde naht"
7 Schubert: "nun"
8 Schubert: "ihm"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Ludwig Methusalem Müller (1771 - 1837), "Des Kreuzfahrers Rückkehr", first published 1820 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "The Crusader's Return", appears in Ivanhoe, first published 1820
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), "Romanze des Richard Löwenherz", op. 86, D 907 (1826?), published 1828, first performed 1828 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 2878, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (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: 2003-11-07
Line count: 40
Word count: 213
The knight achieved great deeds, A great number, far away in the holy land, And the cross on his shoulder Faded in the rough turmoil of battle. Many scars on his shield He carried away from the field of battle, Close to his lady's window He sang in the moonlight as follows: Greetings to the beautiful one! From far away The knight has returned home, But he was not able to bring back anything with him Except his faithful horse and sword: His lance, his spurs, Are all that he has not lost, This is all his earthly happiness, This and Thekla's loving glance! - Greetings to the beautiful one! What the knight Did he attributes to her favour, Therefore proclaiming her praise should Always be the minstrel's art! "Look, that is her," will be the cry When they laud her beauty, "The heavenly radiance of whose eyes Won the garland at Ascalon!" "Look at her smile! fifty men Were struck lifeless by it in the dust! And Iconium, although its Sultan Fought courageously, became its prey! Those locks, with their golden Swimming around the fair one's breast, Laid many a Muslim In unbreakable fetters!" Greetings to the beautiful one! It belongs to you, Fair one, what that knight achieved - Therefore open the gate to him, The nightair is stirring, the hour is late! There is Syria's hot regions He had to lose his familiarity with the north! Let love now stifle modesty, Because glory came to you from love!
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Translations of title(s):
"Des Kreuzfahrers Rückkehr" = "The crusader's return"
"Romanze des Richard Löwenherz" = "Romance of Richard the Lionheart"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Malcolm Wren, (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 Karl Ludwig Methusalem Müller (1771 - 1837), "Des Kreuzfahrers Rückkehr", first published 1820
Based on:
- a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "The Crusader's Return", appears in Ivanhoe, first published 1820
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-12
Line count: 40
Word count: 249