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Recitativo: Lukas Abgesponnen ist der Flachs; nun steh'n die Räder still. Da wird der Kreis vereng't und von dem Männervolk' umringt, zu horchen auf die neue Mär', die Hanne jetzt erzählen wird.
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), "Abgesponnen ist der Flachs", Hob. XXI:3 no. 20a, first performed 1801 [tenor and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 20a, (Der Winter) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le lin est filé", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Tutto filato è il lino", 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: 7
Word count: 32
Recitativo: Luca Tutto filato è il lino ora stanno mute le ruote. Ed ecco che si stringe la cerchia e gli uomini stanno tutt'intorno, per ascoltare la nuova storia che adesso Vanna andrà a raccontare.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-09
Line count: 7
Word count: 35