An die Musik (Franz Schubert)

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Original voicing

• CPDL #17768:

Contributor: Ph. Raynaud (submitted 2008-07-31).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Edition in D Major. Source: C.F. Peters (Band I).

• CPDL #16892: Sibelius 5

Editor: Primož Hladnik (submitted 2008-05-09).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 34 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• CPDL #9865: PDF, MIDI and PMX files available.

Editor: Luigi Cataldi (submitted 2005-09-28).   Score information: A4, 5 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright 2005 by Luigi Cataldi. Non-commercial copying welcome.

Arrangements

• CPDL #6969: PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2004-05-05).   Score information: A4, 3 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: arranged for SATB by Eva Toller, midi files available for each part.

• CPDL #6586:

Editor: Paul Stetsenko (submitted 2004-01-27).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 200 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: arranged for SATB by Paul Stetsenko.

General Information

Title: An die Laute
Composer: Franz Schubert
Lyricist: Franz von Schober (1798-1882)

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano Solo
Genre: Secular, Lied

Language: German
Instruments: Piano

Published: by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828), "An die Musik", op. 88 No. 4, D. 547 (1817), published 1827.

Description:

External websites:

• Entry at "Art Song Central" for this song
• Entry at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• English lyrics at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• 2nd English lyrics at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Spanish translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Dutch translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Portuguese translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Italian translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• 2nd Italian translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"

Original text and translations

German text

Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden,

Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,

Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden,

Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt!

Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf’ entflossen,

Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir

Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,

Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!

English translation
by Gerard Mackworth-Young

O gracious Art, in how many grey hours

When life's fierce orbit encompassed me,

Hast thou kindled my heart to warm love,

Hast charmed me into a better world!

Oft has a sigh, issuing from thy harp,

A sweet, blest chord of thine,

Thrown open the heaven of better times;

O gracious Art, for that I thank thee!

Slovenian translation
by Primož & Mojca Hladnik

O milostna umetnost, kolíko ur sivine,

ko me krut življenja krog objame,

tvoja moč v srcu mi ljubezen toplo vname,

začarala si me v boljšega sveta globine.

Mnogokrat vzdihljaj iz tvoje harfe,

sladek, blažen tvoj akord,

odpre nebeške boljše čase.

O milostna umetnost, za to sem ti hvaležen.