by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
Translation Singable translation by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903)
Schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Was...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili)
Our translations: FRE
Schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Was verhüllst du dich? Verhüllt auch die Blume des Gartens sich? Und hat dich nicht Gott, wie der Blume Pracht, Der Erde zur Zierde, zur Schönheit gemacht? Schuf er all' diesen Glanz, diese Herrlichkeit, Zu verblühen in dumpfer Verborgenheit? Schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Laß alle Welt seh'n, Daß auf Erden, wie du Kind, kein Mädchen so schön! Laß die Augen herzündende Funken sprüh'n, Laß die Lippen im rosigen Lächeln glüh'n, Daß dich, Holde, kein anderer Schleier umschwebt, Als mit dem dich das Dunkel der Nächte umwebt! Schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Solch ein Antlitz sah Nie zu Stambul das Harem des Padischah; -- Nie säumte zwei Augen so groß und klar, Der langen Wimpern seidenes Haar -- Drum erhebe den Blick, schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Dir selbst zur Triumphe, den Menschen zum Glück!
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Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Tiflis, no. 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Schlag' die Tschadra zurück", op. 13 (Mirza-Schaffy-Lieder. 13 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy ) no. 9, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Basel, Schwabe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Liebe (1819 - 1900), "Schlag' die Tschadra zurück", op. 105 no. 15, published 1888 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Bodenstedt-Liebe-Album, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Schlag' die Tschadra zurück", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1860 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Schlag' die Tschadra zurück! Was verhüllst du dich?", op. 34 no. 7 (1854), from Zwölf Lieder von Mirza-Schaffy, no. 7, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Schlag' die Tschadra zurück", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) ; composed by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "Lay the Tschadra aside"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 134
Lay the Tschadra aside
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Lay the Tschadra aside, wherefore veil thy face? The flower of the field doth not hide its grace! And God hath made thee, as He made the flowers, To be a delight in this world of ours. Canst thou think He creates all this beauty rare To be wasted upon the desert air? Lay the Tschadra aside, let all the world know That no maiden so fair treads this earth below; Let thine eyes with their sparkling light beguile, Let thy rosy lips part in sunny smile; And o'er thee, O fairest, let no veil be cast But the veil of the night when the daylight is past! Lay the Tschadra aside. Stamboul hath never seen In her Harem such beauty as thine, fair queen; And never were eyes so bright as thine, That beneath those long silken lashes shine: Then raise thy proud glance, put the Tschadra away, And triumph while man bows to thy lovely sway!
From a Rubinstein score.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903), "Lay the Tschadra aside" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Tiflis, no. 5
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 158