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Romanze des Richard Löwenherz
(1826)
D907
Romanze des Richard Löwenherz
Grosser Taten tat der RitterFern im heil’gen Lande viel;Und das Kreuz auf seiner SchulterBleicht’ im rauhen Kampfgewühl.Manche Narb’ auf seinem SchildeTrug er aus dem Kampfgefilde;An der Dame Fenster dicht,Sang er so im Mondenlicht:„Heil der Schönen! aus der FerneIst der Ritter heimgekehrt,Doch nichts durft’ er mit sich nehmen,Als sein treues Ross und Schwert.Seine Lanze, seine SporenSind allein ihm unverloren,Dies ist all sein irdisch Glück,Dies und Theklas Liebesblick!„Heil der Schönen! was der RitterTat verdankt’ er ihrer Gunst,Darum soll ihr Lob verkündenStets des Sängers süsse Kunst.„Seht, da ist sie“, wird es heissen,Wenn sie ihre Schöne preissen,„Deren Augen HimmelsglanzGab bei Ascalon den Kranz!“„Schaut ihr Lächeln, eh’rne MännerStreckt es leblos in den Staub,Und Iconium, ob sein SultanMutig stritt, ward ihm zum Raub.Diese Locken, wie sie goldenSchwimmen um die Brust der Holden,Legten manchem MuselmannFesseln unzerreissbar an.„Heil der Schönen! dir gehöret,Holde, was dein Ritter tat –Darum öffne ihm die Pforte,Nachtwind streift, die Stunde naht.Dort in Syriens heissen Zonen,Musst’ er leicht des Nords entwohnen,Lieb’ ersticke nun die Scham,Weil von ihm der Ruhm dir kam.“
Romance of Richard the Lionheart
The knight achieved great deedsFar away in the Holy Land;The cross on his shoulderHad dimmed in the fierce tumult of battle.Many a dent on his shieldHe bore from the battlefield;Thus, close by his lady’s window,He sang in the moonlight:‘Joy to the fair! Your knightHas returned from distant lands,But he could bring nothing with himSave his trusty steed and sword;His lance, his spursAre all he has.This is all his earthly wealth –This, and Tekla’s loving gaze.‘Joy to the fair! What your knight has achievedHe owes to your favour;Therefore the minstrel’s sweet artShall always be to sing her praises.‘See, it is she’, they will proclaimWhen they extol the fair beauty,‘Whose celestial eyesWon the garland at Askalon.’‘Behold her smile – it laid men of ironLifeless in the dust,And Iconium, though his SultanFought bravely, became its victim.These golden locks,Flowing around the fair maid’s breast,Cast many a MoslemIn unbreakable chains.‘Joy to the fair! To you, my beloved,Belongs all that your knight has achieved;Then open the gate to him,The night wind blows, the hour approaches.There, in Syria’s torrid clime,He became a stranger to the cold north.Let love stifle modesty,Since your glory came from him.’
Translations by Richard Wigmore first published by Gollancz and reprinted in the Hyperion Schubert Song Edition
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Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSA Scot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.
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Romanze des Richard Löwenherz
Romance of Richard the Lionheart
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Composer
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He was uncommonly gifted from a young age, but appreciation of his music was limited during his lifetime. His work became more popular in the decades after his death, and was praised by 19th century composers, including Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSA Scot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.
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