by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)
Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
Chorus Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten so wundervoll und mild, Daß reicher, immer reicher der Klang zum Ohre schwillt! Es strömet himmlisch helle des Jünglings Stimme vor, Der Harfe Sang dazwischen wie ferner Geisterchor.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Sängers Fluch"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Wie schlägt der Greis die Saiten", op. posth. 139 no. 5 (1852), published 1885 [six-part chorus and orchestra], from Des Sängers Fluch : Ballade nach Ludwig Uhland bearbeitet von Richard Pohl für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, no. 5, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [an adaptation] CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Robert Schumann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "How the old man strikes the strings", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Alors le vieux frappa les cordes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-19
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Word count: 35