by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Translation Singable translation © by Maurice Wright (b. 1949)
Elopement
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Come with me, my child, today . . . . . . . . . .— The rest of this text is not
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From the Zemlinsky score.
From the Zemlinsky score.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Maurice Wright (b. 1949), "Elopement", copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), "Entführung", appears in Das Jahr der Seele, in Überschriften und Widmungen, in Erinnerungen an einige Abende innerer Geselligkeit
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Elopement", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 1 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications, also set in German (Deutsch)
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