Wie schreitet königlich der Leu!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Wie schreitet königlich der Leu!
Schüttelt die Mähn in die Lüfte.
Er ruft sein Machtgebot
Durch Wälder und Klüfte.
Doch werd ich ihn stürzen
Mit dem Speer in starker Hand,
Um die Schultern mir schürzen
Sein Goldgewand.
Der Aar, ein König, schwebet auf,
Er rauschet in Wonne,
Will langen sich zur Kron herab
Die goldne Sonne.
Doch in den Wolken hoch
Soll ihn [fahen]1 und spießen
Mein geflügelter Pfeil,
Daß er mir sinke zu Füßen.
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1 Schumann: "fah'n"
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-18
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Word count: 75
Comme le lion avance d'un pas royal !
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Comme le lion avance d'un pas royal !
Il secoue sa crinière dans les airs,
Il rugit la puissance de sa loi
Par les forêts et les abîmes.
Mais pourtant je l'abattrai
Avec l'épée que tient fermement ma main,
Pour nouer autour de mes épaules
Sa robe d'or.
L'aigle, un roi, plane là-haut,
Il bruisse de volupté,
Il veut s'efforcer de détrôner
Le soleil d'or.
Mais là-haut dans les nuages,
Ma flèche ailée
L'atteindra et le transpercera,
Et il tombera à mes pieds.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 83