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Recitativ Tenor-Solo Der hehre Engel, der die Pforte Des Lichts bewacht, vernimmt die Worte, Und wie er lauscht und näher schleicht Dem sanften Lied, entsinkt ihm eine Träne; Er sprach: Der Engel Dir, Kind des Stamms, schön, doch voll Sünden Kann eine frohe Hoffnung ich noch künden. Im Schicksalsbuche stehn die Worte: »Es sei der Schuld die Peri bar, Die bringt zu dieser ew'gen Pforte Des Himmels liebste Gabe dar!« Geh, suche sie und werde rein: Gern laß ich die Entsühnten ein!
Authorship
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der hehre Engel, der die Pforte", op. 50 no. 3 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 3, Part I; Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’àngel sublim que la porta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'ange glorieux par qui la porte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'angelo maestoso che le porte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 82
Récitatif Ténor solo L'ange glorieux par qui la porte De la lumière était gardée, Et comme il s'approchait plus près et entendait Le doux chant, il fit tomber une larme ; Il dit : L'ange Pour toi, enfant du tronc, belle, mais pleine de péchés Je peux annoncer pourtant un espoir heureux. Dans le livre du destin se trouvent les paroles : « La faute de la Péri sera effacée Si elle apporte à cette porte éternelle Le don que le ciel aime par-dessus tout ! » Va, cherche-le et tu deviendras pure : Je laisserai volontiers entrer celle qui a expié !
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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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) and by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878)
This text was added to the website: 2012-12-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 103