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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

O seht! Es steiget in der schwülen Luft
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
Recitativo: Simon
 O seht! Es steiget in der schwülen Luft
 am hohen Saume des Gebirgs,
 von Dampf und Dunst ein fahler Nebel auf.
 Emporgedrängt dehnt er sich aus,
 und hüllet bald den Himmelsraum
 in schwarzes Dunkel ein.

Lukas
 Hört, wie vom Tal' ein dumpf Gebrüll
 den wilden Sturm verkünd't!
 Seht, wie von Unheil schwer
 die finst're Wolke langsam zieht,
 und drohend auf die Eb'ne sinkt.

Hanne
 In banger Ahnung stockt das Leben der Natur.
 Kein Tier, kein Blatt beweget sich,
 und Todesstille herrscht umher.

Text 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), "O seht! Es steiget in der schwülen Luft", Hob. XXI:3 no. 10a, first performed 1801 [soprano, tenor, bass, and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 10a, (Der Sommer) [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Oh, regardez ! dans l'air étouffant s'élève", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Osservate! Risale, nell'aria afosa", 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
Line count: 17
Word count: 84

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