by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)
Chor der Derwische
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
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Chor Du hast in deines Ärmels Falten Den Mond getragen, ihn gespalten. Kaaba! Mahomet! Du hast den strahlenden Borak bestiegen Zum siebenten Himmel aufzufliegen, Großer Prophet! Kaaba!
Text Authorship:
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), appears in Die Ruinen von Athen [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Chor der Derwische", op. 113 no. 4 (1811) [ chorus and orchestra ], from cantata Die Ruinen von Athen = The Ruins of Athens, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chœur des derviches", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Christian Anderson
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
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Word count: 27