Lohengrin
opera by Richard Wagner
Lohengrin German romantic opera written by Richard Wagner.
- Lohengrin : Merciful, merciful – gentle swan!...
Cross again – the wide ocean...
Go, return – to the holy sanctuary,
Where does not penetrate - the human gaze!...
I fulfill the pact you have with honor,
Goodbye... goodbye, singing swan! (Act I)
- Lohengrin : (looking at the sky as if inspired)
Far from you, in an unknown land
There is a castle, which is called Monsalvato:
There a sacred temple, a greenhouse forest ,
With peerless gems and gold adorned.
There a cup, which is a gift from heaven,
Looked at as a relic of the Lord,
To them who are champions of virtue,
>An angel carried it on golden wings!
Every year a dove comes from heaven
To renew its holy power!
It is the Holy Grail, and strength and holy zeal
He instills in the bosom of his knights. (Act III)
