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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Hier steht der Wand'rer nun

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE ITA

Aria: Lukas
 Hier steht der Wand'rer nun,
 verwirrt und zweifelhaft,
 wohin den Schritt er lenken soll.
 Vergebens suchet er den Weg;
 ihn leitet weder Pfad, noch Spur.
 Vergebens strenget er sich an,
 und watet durch den tiefen Schnee;
 er find't sich immer mehr verirrt.
 Jetzt sinket ihm der Mut,
 und Angst beklemmt sein Herz,
 da er den Tag sich neigen sieht,
 und Müdigkeit, und Frost
 ihm alle Glieder lähmt.
 Doch plötzlich trifft sein spähend Aug
 der Schimmer eines nahen Lichts,
 da lebt er wieder auf;
 vor Freuden pocht sein Herz.
 Er geht, er eilt der Hütte zu,
 wo starr und matt er Labung hofft.

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), "Hier steht der Wand'rer nun", Hob. XXI:3 no. 18b, first performed 1801 [tenor and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 18b, (Der Winter) [
text verified 1 time
]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ici le voyageur se tient maintenant", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Qui ora si arresta il viandante", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-01-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 104

Ici le voyageur se tient maintenant

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Air : Lucas
 Ici le voyageur se tient maintenant,
 Décontenancé et incertain,
 Vers où il doit conduire ses pas.
 Il cherche en vain son chemin ;
 Aucun sentier ni trace ne le guident.
 En vain il se fatigue
 Et patauge dans la neige profonde ;
 Il se trouve toujours plus égaré.
 Maintenant le courage lui manque,
 Et l'angoisse oppresse son cœur,
 Car il voit le jour décliner,
 Et la fatigue et le froid
 Paralysent tous ses membres.
 Mais soudain son œil aux aguets aperçoit
 L'éclat d'une lumière proche.
 Alors il vit à nouveau ;
 Son cœur bat de joie,
 Il avance, il se hâte vers la chaumière
 Où engourdi et las il espère du réconfort.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-03
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Word count: 111