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Tenor-Solo Die Peri tritt mit schüchterner Gebärde Vor Edens Tor, Im Herzen Himmelshoffnungsglück: Ob sich die Pforte öffnen werde, Sie fragt's mit stummem Liebesblick. Der Engel Gern grüßen wir, die so gegangen Den Heldentod fürs Vaterland. Doch sieh, noch weicht der eh'rne Riegel nicht Viel heil'ger muß die Gabe sein, Die dich zum Tor des Lichts läßt ein! Engel-Chor Viel heil'ger muß die Gabe sein, Die dich zum Tor des Lichts läßt ein!
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- 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]
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- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Peri tritt mit schüchterner Gebärde", op. 50 no. 10 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 10, Part II; Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La Peri s’acosta amb posat humil", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La Péri marche avec une allure timide", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La Peri si avvicina timidamente", 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
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Word count: 73
Tenore solo La Peri si avvicina timidamente alle porte dell'Eden, con il cuore felice per la speranza del cielo: che possa aprirsi la porta del cielo, ella chiede con muto sguardo amoroso. L'angelo Volentieri salutiamo, quanti sono andati incontro a una morte eroica per la loro patria. E tuttavia, vedi, non cede il chiavistello di ferro, assai più sacro deve essere il dono che ti farà schiudere le porte della luce! Coro di angeli Assai più sacro deve essere il dono che ti farà schiudere le porte della luce!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2013 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) and by Emil Flechsig (1808 - 1878)
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-13
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