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Wein' an den Felsen der brausenden Winde, Weine, [Mädchen]1 von Inistore! Beug' über die Wogen Dein schönes Haupt, Lieblicher Du als der Geist der Berge, Wenn er um Mittag in einem Sonnenstrahl Ueber das Schweigen von Morven fährt. Er ist gefallen, Dein Jüngling liegt darnieder, Bleich sank er unter Cuthullins Schwert. Nimmer wird Muth deinen Liebling mehr reizen, Das Blut von Königen zu vergießen. Trenar, der liebliche Trenar starb, O Mädchen von Inistore! Seine grauen Hunde heulen daheim, Sie sehen seinen Geist vorüberziehn Sei Bogen hängt ungespannt in der Halle, Nichts regt sich auf der Haide der Rehe.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Ossian. Rhythmisch bearbeitet von Eduard Brinckmeier. Braunschweig, Verlag von Oehme & Müller. 1839, page 60.
1 Brahms: "o Mädchen"Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Brinckmeier (1811 - 1897), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Fingal, Book I
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Gesang aus Ossians Fingal", op. 17 no. 4, published 1861 [ women's chorus, 2 horns, harp ], from Vier Gesänge für Frauenchor mit zwei Hörner und Harfe, no. 4, Bonn, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cant de Fingal", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gezang uit Ossians 'Fingal'", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jacques Jobard) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-18
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Word count: 99
Pleure sur les rochers des vents rugissants, Pleure, ô vierge d'Inistore ! Incline ton beau front sur les vagues, Toi qui es plus ravissante que l'esprit des montagnes, Quand à midi, dans un rayon de soleil, Il glisse sur le silence de Morven1. Il est tombé, ton jouvenceau gît à terre, Livide il s'est effondré sous l'épée de Cuthulin ! Jamais plus le courage n'incitera ton bien-aimé À verser le sang des rois. Pleure, ….. Trenar, l'aimable Trenar, a succombé, il est mort, Ô vierge d'Inistore ! Ses chiens gris hurlent chez lui. Ils voient passer son esprit. Trenar, …. Son arc détendu pend dans la salle, Rien, rien ne bouge sur la lande des chevreuils.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translation of title "Gesang aus Ossians Fingal" = "Chant de Fingal"
1 Il s'agit sans doute non pas de Morgen (= matin) mais bien de Morven, nom du royaume gaëlique mythique de Fingal.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Jacques Jobard, (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 Eduard Brinckmeier (1811 - 1897), no title
Based on:
- a text in English by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Fingal, Book I
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 115