Songs

Bardengesang

by Franz Schubert

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Text & Translation

Bardengesang
German source: Baron Edmund von Harold

Rolle, du strömigter Carun,
Rolle in Freuden vorbei;
Die Söhne des Kampfes entflohn!
Man sieht das Roß in unserne Feldern nicht mehr,
Die Flügel ihres Stolzes
Spreiten sich in fremden Ländern.
Nur wird die Sonne in Frieden aufgehn,
Und schatten in Freude hersteigen.
Die Stimme der Jagd wird vernommen,
Die Schilde hangen in der Halle.
Frohlocken werden wir im Kriege des Meers,
Unsere Hände werden rot im Blute von Lochlin!

Comala
English translation © Richard Wigmore

Roll, streamy Carun,
roll in joy,
the sons of battle are fled!
the steed is not seen on our fields;
the wings of their pride
spread on other lands.
The sun will now rise in peace,
and the shadows descend in joy.
The voice of the chase will be heard;
the shields hang in the hall.
Our delight will be in the war of the ocean,
our hands shall grow red in the blood of Lochlin.

Bardengesang
German source: Baron Edmund von Harold

Comala
English source: Richard Wigmore

Rolle, du strömigter Carun,
Roll, streamy Carun,
Rolle in Freuden vorbei;
roll in joy,
Die Söhne des Kampfes entflohn!
the sons of battle are fled!
Man sieht das Roß in unserne Feldern nicht mehr,
the steed is not seen on our fields;
Die Flügel ihres Stolzes
the wings of their pride
Spreiten sich in fremden Ländern.
spread on other lands.
Nur wird die Sonne in Frieden aufgehn,
The sun will now rise in peace,
Und schatten in Freude hersteigen.
and the shadows descend in joy.
Die Stimme der Jagd wird vernommen,
The voice of the chase will be heard;
Die Schilde hangen in der Halle.
the shields hang in the hall.
Frohlocken werden wir im Kriege des Meers,
Our delight will be in the war of the ocean,
Unsere Hände werden rot im Blute von Lochlin!
our hands shall grow red in the blood of Lochlin.

Composer

Franz Schubert

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…

Poet

Baron Edmund von Harold

Edmund von Harold, born in Limerick, was an officer in the service of the Elector Palatine. He is know particularly for his involvement with the Ossian cycle of epic poems by Scottish poet, James Macpherson, who claimed to have collected…

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