by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
Dem Druck' erlieget die Natur
Language: German (Deutsch)
Cavatina: Lukas Dem Druck' erlieget die Natur; welke Blumen, dürre Wiesen, trock'ne Quellen, alles zeigt der Hitze Wut, und kraftlos schmachten Mensch und Tier, am Boden hingestreckt.
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), "Dem Druck' erlieget die Natur", Hob. XXI:3 no. 8c, first performed 1801 [tenor and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 8c, (Der Sommer) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La nature succombe sous la charge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Sotto il peso dell'afa soccombe la Natura", 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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