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Lukas In grauem Schleier rückt heran das sanfte Morgenlicht. Mit lahmen Schritten weicht vor ihm die träge Nacht zurück. Zu düst'ren Höhlen flieht der Leichenvögel blinde Schar; ihr dumpfer Klageton beklemmt das bange Herz nicht mehr. Simon Des Tages Herold meldet sich; mit scharfem Laute rufet er zu neuer Tätigkeit den ausgeruhten Landmann auf.
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 Einleitung stellt die Morgendämmerung vor Rezitativo", Hob. XXI:3 no. 6a, first performed 1801 [tenor, bass, and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 6a, (Der Sommer) [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "L'introduction dépeint l'aube. Récitatif", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "L'introduzione descrive l'alba che annuncia il mattino: Recitativo", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-05
Line count: 14
Word count: 54
Lucas Dans un voile gis avance La douce lumière du matin. Devant elle avec des pas traînants La nuit nonchalante se retire. La troupe aveugle des oiseaux de mort S'envole vers des grottes sombres ; Leurs cris mornes et plaintifs N'oppressent plus le cœur craintif. Simon Le héraut du jour se présente ; Avec des cris perçants il appelle À une nouvelle activité Le paysan après son repos.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 68