Wednesday 31 August 2011

Haydn - Creation English Text (Online translater version)

The Creation
Oratorio in three parts
Music by Joseph Haydn
Text by Gottfried van Swieten

Premiere: Vienna, 1798


FIRST PART
No. 1 Introduction

The Representation of Chaos

Recitative with chorus

RAPHAEL

In the beginning God created heaven and earth,
and the earth was without form and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

CHOIR
And the Spirit of God
Floated on the surface of the water,
And God said, Let there be light!
And there was light.

URIEL
And God saw the light, that it was good
and God divided the light from the darkness.

No. 2 aria with chorus

URIEL
Now vanish before the holy beams
The gloomy dismal shadow:
The first day was.
Confusion gives way, and order up germinates.
Hell freezes the ghosts flock escapes
Down to depths of the abyss
To eternal night.

CHOIR
Despair, rage and terror
Accompany their fall,
And a new world
Originates in God's word.

No. 3 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And God made the firmament, and divided the water,
that were under the firmament from the waters,
the above the firmament were, and it was so.
As severe storms were raging, roaring, like chaff before
the winds, the clouds flew, the air
intersected by fiery flashes and terrible rolled
the thunder around. The flood got out at his behest
allerquickende the rain, the allerverheerende
Schauer, the light and fluffy snow.

No. 4 chorus with soprano solo

GABRIEL
Sees with amazement the miracle
The merry band of citizens of heaven,
And loud sounds from their throats
The Creator's praise,
The praise the second day.

CHOIR
And loud sounds from their throats
The Creator's praise,
The praise the second day.

No. 5 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And God said: Let the waters
under the sky together in one place
and the dry land appear: and it was so.
And God called the dry land "earth"
and the gathering of waters he called "sea";
And God saw that it was good.

No. 6 Arie

RAPHAEL
Rolling in foaming billows
Moves the boisterous sea.
Hills and cliffs appear,
The mountain peak rises.
The area stretches far
Goes through the broad stream
In some crookedness.
Softly purling glides
In the silent vales the limpid brook.

No. 7 recitative

GABRIEL
And God said, Let the earth bring grass
produce, herbs. The seeds give
and fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind
according to which have their seeds in itself
on the earth, and it was so.

No 8 aria

GABRIEL
Now the floor proffers the fresh green
The eye for the delectation dar.
The gracefully view
Increases the flowers sweet.
Here fragrant herbs balm,
Here springs up the healing plant.
The boughs of golden fruit load;
Here the trees arching umbrellas to cool itself,
The steep hill crowned a dense forest.

No. 9 Recitative

URIEL
And the heavenly host proclaimed
the third day, praising God and saying:

No. 10 Chorus

CHOIR
Awake the harp, the lyre,
Let your praises ring out!
Rejoice the Lord, the mighty God,
Because he has heaven and earth
Dressed in magnificent splendor!

No. 11 Recitative

URIEL
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament
of heaven to the day from the night
divorce and to give light upon the earth,
and let them be for signs and for seasons
and for days and years. He made the
Stars also.

No. 12 Recitative

URIEL
Ascends in full radiance now
The sun is shining on,
A blissful bridegroom,
A giant proud and glad
To run its course.
With softer beams and milder light
The moon creeps through the silent night.
The vast space of heaven
Without ornamental number of bright stars in gold.
And the sons of God
Proclaimed the fourth day
With heavenly vocals
His power that is crying out:

No. 13 Chorus with soloists

CHOIR
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And his handiwork
Displays the firmament.

GABRIEL, URIEL, RAPHAEL
The next day it says the day
The night that disappeared the following night:

CHOIR
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And his handiwork
Displays the firmament.

GABRIEL, URIEL, RAPHAEL
In all the world was made, the word
Each ear ringing,
None strange tongue:

CHOIR
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And his handiwork
Displays the firmament.
SECOND PART

No. 14 Recitative

GABRIEL
And God said, Let the waters bring forth in the
Fill out weaving creatures, the life
have, and birds that fly above the earth
like in the open firmament
of the sky.

No. 15 Aria

GABRIEL
On mighty wings
The eagle soars proudly
Divide the air and
In most fast flight
Towards the sun.
Greets the morning
The merry lark song
Love and coos
The gentle pair of doves.
Rings out from every bush and grove
The sweet nightingale's throat.
Not yet expressed grief her breast,
Yet was not voted for action
Her lovely singing.

No. 16 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And God created great whales, and a
every living creature that moveth,
and God blessed them, saying:
Be fruitful all, and multiply,
Residents multiply the air, you
And sings on every branch!
Multiply, their flood residents
And fill any deep!
Be fruitful, grow, and multiply,
You rejoiced in your God!

No. 17 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And the angels struck their immortal harps
and sang the wonders of the fifth day.

Trio No. 18

GABRIEL
Stand as the amiable grace,
Adorned with a young green
Wogigten the hill there.
Flows from their veins
In running Crystal
The cooling stream forth.

URIEL
Hovers in happy circles,
Swaying in the air,
The cheerful birds flock.
The colorful spring splendor
Increases in air exchange
The golden sunlight.

RAPHAEL
The bright flashes by wet
The fish and winds
In the constant bustle around.
From the deepest seafloor
Leviathan is Wälzet
On foaming Well 'up.

GABRIEL, URIEL, RAPHAEL
How much are your works, O God!
Who may their numbers?
Who, O God! Who may their numbers?

No. 19 Chorus with soloists

CHOIR
The Lord is great in his power,
And his fame is eternal.

No. 20 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And God said, Let the earth bring forth
living creatures after their kind: cattle and
krichendes creeping thing and beast of the earth after
their classes.

No. 21 Recitative

RAPHAEL
DC opens the womb of earth
And she gave birth to God's word
Creatures of every kind,
In full growth, and without number
Is roaring with delight as the lion.
Here, the articulated Tiger shoots up.
The main stands of fast-pointed stag.
With mane flying jumps and wieh'rt
Full of courage and strength, the noble steed.
Graze on green meadows already
The beef, divided into herds.
The pastures covered, such as sowing,
The rich want, gentle sheep.
As dust spreads
In swarm and swirl
The army of insects.
Creeps in long lines
On the ground the worms.

No. 22 Aria

RAPHAEL
Now appears in full glory of heaven,
Now her jewels emblazoned in the earth.
The air is filled with the light plumage,
The water swells the fish swarm,
The ground pushes the animal load.
But not everything was accomplished.
The whole lacked the creature,
See the works of God grateful
Goodness of the Lord shall praise.

No. 23 Recitative

URIEL
So God created man in his
Own image, after the image of God he created
him. Male and female he created them. The breath of
He breathed life into his face, and the
Man became a living soul.

No. 24 Aria

URIEL
Done with dignity and honor,
Gifted with beauty, strength 'and courage
Skyward is the man erect,
A man and king of nature.
The wide-arched 'lofty brow
Verkünd't deep sense of wisdom,
And radiates the bright eyes
The spirit of the Creator's image and touch.
Schmieget to his bosom
Formed for him out of it,
The wife, hold and gracefully.
In happy innocence, she smiles,
Lovely image of spring,
Him love, happiness and joy to.

No. 25 Recitative

RAPHAEL
And God saw every thing that he had made;
and it was very good. And the heavenly choir
celebrated the end of the sixth day with loud
Vocal:

No. 26 Chorus

CHOIR
Achieved is the glorious work,
The Creator's looks and rejoices.
Even our friend resound 'loud
Praise the Lord be our song!

Trio No. 27

GABRIEL, URIEL
To Thee, O Lord, look at everything.
To feed thee implores all.
You open your hand,
They are saturated.

RAPHAEL
You turn off your face;
Since everything trembles and solidifies.
You take the breath away,
In the dust they decay.

GABRIEL, URIEL, RAPHAEL
The breath you breathe out again,
And new life sprouts forth.
Rejuvenated, the shape of the Earth '
Its appeal and power.

No. 28 Chorus

CHOIR
Achieved is the glorious work,
Praise the Lord be our song!
Glory to his name,
For he alone is exalted!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
PART THREE

No. 29 orchestral introduction and recitative

URIEL
Rose clouds breaks out,
Awakened by sweet sounds,
The young and beautiful morning.
From the celestial vault
Flowing pure harmony
Down to earth.
Behold the blissful pair,
As it goes hand in hand!
Shines through their eyes
Danks of the hot feeling.
Soon sings in a loud tone
Your mouth praise of God;
Let our voice then
Meddle in their song.

No. 30 Duet with Chorus

EVA and ADAM
Of your goodness, O Lord God,
Is earth and sky full.
The world, so big, so wonderful,
If your hands.

CHOIR
Blessed be the Lord's power,
His praise resound 'in eternity.

ADAM
The brightest star, oh how lovely
You proclaim the day!
How you adorn him, O thou sun,
Of the universe, soul and eye!

CHOIR
Proclaim wide on your car
Men of power and its glory!

EVA
And you, the nights ornament 'and consolation,
And all that bright 'army
Spread everywhere his praise
With you in your choir.

ADAM
Their elements, their power
Always use new forms of evidence,
Their dunes' and fog,
The wind gathers and distributes:

EVA and ADAM CHOIR
All praises to the Lord God,
Nam is big as his' his power.

EVA
Gently murmuring praises, O sources, him!
The top tends ye pines!
Your plant is fragrant, flowers breathed
He euern fragrance!

ADAM
Ye, that climbs the mountains stately,
And her crawling low,
Her durchschneid't their flight, the air,
And deep in her wet:

EVA and ADAM CHOIR
Their animals, praise the Lord!
Him celebrate, him magnify!

EVA and ADAM
Her dark grove ', their mountain' and valley '
You are witnesses of our thanks,
You shall sound early and late
Of our praise.

CHOIR
Hail to thee, O God, O Creator, salvation!
From your word was the world
You pray to heaven and earth,
We praise you for ever!

No. 31 Recitative

ADAM
Now the first duty is fulfilled,
We thanked the Creator.
Now follow me, my life partner!
I lead you, and each step
Raises new joy in our breast,
Shows miracles everywhere.
Then shalt thou know,
What unspeakable happiness
The Lord intended.
Praise him forever,
Him to dedicate our hearts and minds.
Come, follow me, I redirect you.

EVA
O Beac, for which I was,
My shield, my shield, my all!
Your will is my law.
How it has determined the Lord,
And obey you bring
Me joy, happiness and fame.

No. 32Duett

ADAM
Lovely wife, your side
Flowing gently down the hours.
Every moment is bliss
Do not worry, they trübet.

EVA
Expensive spouse, your side,
Swims in joy my heart.
Dedicated my life to you,
Your love is my reward.

ADAM
Thawing the morning,
Oh, how he encouraged!

EVA
The coolness of the evening,
O restoreth like them!

ADAM
How is refreshingly
The round fruit juice!

EVA
How irritating is
The flowers smell sweeter!

EVA and ADAM
But without you, what I would -

ADAM
The morning dew,

EVA
The evening breeze,

ADAM
The fruit juice,

EVA
The floral scent.

EVA and ADAM
With you every joy is increased,
With you, I enjoy it twice,
With you, life is bliss,
It totally consecrated to Thee!

No. 33 Recitative

URIEL
O happy pair, and always happy
If false conceit you not be seduced,
Even more desirable than you have,
And to know more than ye!

No. 34 final chorus with solos

CHOIR
Sing to the Lord all the votes!
Thanked him for all his works!
Let's honor his name
Praise in the betting ring out singing!
Men of the fame, he remains forever!
Amen!