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Tenor-Solo Fort streift von hier das Kind der Lüfte Über Ägyptens Königsgrüfte, Von Palmenhainen hehr umrauscht; Jetzt sieht sie in Rosettas Tal Dem Nesterbau'n der Tauben zu, Jetzt lauscht sie Schwänen, weiß wie Schnee, Die stolz durchziehen Möris-See. Welch Bild! Kein sterblich' Aug' hat je Ein Land gesehn voll höh'rer Pracht! Doch eine Stille, fürchterlich, Liegt über diesen Himmelsfluren, Mit gift'gem Hauche ihre Spuren Verfolgend, zieht durchs Land die Pest. Die Peri Für euren ersten Fall Wie hart, ihr Armen, büßt ihr doch, Habt einige Blüten aus Eden zwar noch, Die Schlang' überschleichet sie all'.
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), "Fort streift von hier das Kind der Lüfte", op. 50 no. 12 (1843), published 1844, from Das Paradies und die Peri, no. 12, 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) , "D’aquí, la criatura dels aires pren el vol", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au loin depuis ici l'enfant des airs a erré", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da qui prende il volo la creatura dell'aria", 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: 19
Word count: 95
Tenore solo Da qui prende il volo la creatura dell'aria verso i sepolcri dei Faraoni, tra lo stormire dei palmizi; Nella valle di Rosetta ora osserva le colombe costruire i loro nidi, e ode il lieve rumore dei cigni, bianchi come la neve, mentre incedono solenni sul lago di Moeris. Spettacolo meraviglioso! Nessuno sguardo umano ha mai contemplato un paese più splendido! Ma un silenzio terribile si stende su queste divine contrade, Con il suo fiato venefico avanza, per quei territori, la peste. La Peri Per il vostro primo peccato quanto è dura, o miseri,la vostra pena; Sui pochi fiori dell'Eden che vi sono rimasti continua a strisciare il serpente.
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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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Based on:
- 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
Line count: 19
Word count: 110