by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
Die Mittagssonne brennet jetzt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Recitativo: Lukas Die Mittagssonne brennet jetzt in voller Glut, und gießt durch die entwölkte Luft, ihr mächtiges Feu'r in Strömen hinab. Ob den gesengten Flächen schwebt im niedern Qualm' ein blendend Meer von Licht und Widerschein.
Authorship:
- by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Die Mittagssonne brennet jetzt", Hob. XXI:3 no. 8b, first performed 1801 [tenor and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 8b, (Der Sommer) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Maintenant le soleil de midi brûle en plein éclat", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Arde il sole meridiano", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-05
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Word count: 36