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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Der Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel, womit der Winter anfängt ‑ Recitativo
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
Simon
 Nun senket sich das blasse Jahr,
 und fallen Dünste kalt herab.
 Die Berg' umhüllt ein grauer Dampf,
 der endlich auch die Flächen drückt,
 und am Mittage selbst der Sonne
 matten Strahl verschlingt.

Hanne
 Aus Lapplands Höhlen schreitet her
 der stürmischdüst're Winter jetzt.
 Vor seinem Tritt' erstarrt 
 in banger Stille die Natur.

Cavatina - Hanne
 Licht und Leben sind geschwächet;
 Wärm' und Freude sind verschwunden.
 Unmutsvollen Tagen folget
 schwarzer Nächte lange Dauer.

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), "Der Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel, womit der Winter anfängt - Recitativo", Hob. XXI:3 no. 17, first performed 1801 [soprano, bass, and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 17, (Der Winter) [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "La introduzione descrive le dense nebbie che danno inizio all'inverno. - Recitativo", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-01-07
Line count: 17
Word count: 71

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