Composition: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71 (Dvořák, Antonín)

Title Saint Ludmila
Alternative title Svatá Ludmila
Creators Antonín Dvořák (composer) and Jaroslav Vrchlický (librettist) and Václav Juda Novotný (librettist)
Opus Op.71
Instrumentation soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 45
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Composed 1885
First published 1887
Dedication Erotín Choral and Music Society in Olomouc
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Average duration (sec) 9000
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Composition types Sacred oratorios
Language Czech
Period Romantic
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Tmy vrátily se v skrýše skal a lesů / The dusk departs to gloomy caves and forests; (IntroduzioneCoro / IntroductionChorus) — — —
Vesno smavá, Vesno snivá / Merry Springtime, dreamy Springtime; (Recitativo - tenore / Recitative - tenor) — — —
Květy, jimiž Vesna vábí / Blossoms, with which Spring allures us; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Svaté jitro jest a svatá noc je tmavá / Holy dawn and holy night; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Tříhlav, který patří trojí tváří / Triglav, thou with three-fold countenance; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Mé srdce chví se tlukem bouřným dnes / My heart is beating wildly; (Recitativo - soprano / Recitative - soprano) — — —
Slyš naše písně horoucí a vroucí / Hear when we call; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Od dětství ku oltáři mne vodil svatý cit / When young it was the altar I ever held most dear; (Aria - soprano / Air - soprano) — — —
Vždyť bozi s námi jsou, kam bludný krok se šine / The gods are close at hand, where'er we stray and falter; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Sem rychle Vesny květ, ať sochu ověnčíme / Festoon with flowers gay the statue of great Vesna; (Solo - tenore / Solo - tenor) — — —
Ký v pozadí to hluk? / What causes all that noise?; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Do prachu s vámi! Jeden jest Bůh! / Now kiss the dust all! One God there is!; (Aria - basso; Coro / Air - bass; Chorus) — — —
Kdo onen muž, jejž nestih's nebe blesk? / What man is this whom lightening will not fell?; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Ó dovol abych zlíbat směla tvých nohou prach / I beg thee, only thy dusty feet my lips I would lay; (Aria - soprano / Air - soprano) — — —
Vstup v nitro své, mým domem není země / Upon this earth thy search would be a vain quest; (Recitativo - basso / Recitative - bass) — — —
Co bude nyní / What will befall us?; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Vše láme se a bortí v chaos tmavý / Now everything is crumbling, all is chaos; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Ó, v jaké šeré lesní stíny / Oh, in the fearful forest shadows; (IntroduzioneRecitativo ed aria - alto / IntroductionRecitative and air - alto) — — —
Teď ptám se tě: co najít chceš? / Pray tell me now, what do you seek?; (Duetto - soprano ed alto / Duet - soprano and alto) — — —
Já neklamal se, buď vítána, dcero! / No error made, I welcome you, daughter!; (Aria - basso / Air - bass) — — —
Dík, otče, já se nezklamala / Thanks, father, I am firmly resolved; (Recitativo - soprano / Recitative - soprano) — — —
Nuž tedy věz a pojmi v srdce svoje / Now also know, and keep it in remembrance; (Aria - basso / Air - bass) — — —
Ó dopřej, ať se v pokoře dál cvičím / O cease not, let me meekly hear thy teaching; (Recitativo - soprano / Recitative - soprano) — — —
Tam Kristův kříž! / Behold Christ's Cross!; (Terzetto - sopranoalto e basso / Trio - sopranoalto and bass) — — —
Vesele hvozdem, vesele polem / Gaily we pass through field and through forest; (Coro; Terzetto - sopranoalto e basso / Chorus; Trio - sopranoalto and bass) — — —
Ó jaký obraz oku mému se v stínu lesním otvírá! / Oh, what a sight there in the shadows!; (Solo - tenore; Coro / Solo - tenor; Chorus) — — —
Já bludné duše světlu vracím / I led the lost souls out of darkness; (Recitativo - basso / Recitative - bass) — — —
Ó neklamu se, chápu juž / I think, the truth I now infer; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Ach ona, po níž srdce moje prahne / Ah, it is she for whom my heart is yearning; (Recitativo - tenore; basso / Recitative - tenor; bass) — — —
Ó, cestu ukaž mi, jak jí mám dobýt / Oh, show to me the way that I must win her; (Aria - tenore / Air - tenor) — — —
Ó vizte, kníže náš vrhá se na kolena / Behold ye now our prince is kneeling; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Ó, kterak mohu zvednout k tobě zraků / How is it possible to raise my eyelids; (Recitativo - soprano / Recitative - soprano) — — —
Ó běda, nechce slyšet jeho lkání! / Oh, heavens! She'll not listen to his pleading!; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Jak z krásného snu náhle procitlý / I rudely awake from a perfect dream; (Recitativo - tenorebasso / Recitative - tenorbass) — — —
Já hledala jsem září toho jitra / For this new shining dawn I am now searching; (QuartettoCoro / QuartetChorus) — — —
Hospodine, pomiluj ny! / Mighty Lord, have mercy on us!; (IntroduzioneCoro / IntroductionChorus) — — —
Nuž přistupte, mnou víře vyučení / Come forward all to whom I've taught the new creed!; (Recitativo - tenorebasso / Recitative - tenorbass) — — —
Ó, nech juž skanout nad našimi čely / Anoint our foreheads with the holy water; (Duetto - soprano e tenore / Duet - soprano and tenor) — — —
U cíle stojím snahy své a tužby / Here on the threshold of my aspirations; (Recitativo - sopranobasso / Recitative - sopranobass) — — —
Nuž poklekněte před biskupem oba / Now kneel ye both before the bishop; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Duchu svatý, sestup v nachu / Holy Ghost in royal purple; (Solo - bassoCoro / Solo - bassChorus) — — —
Ó zněte písně, zněte k nebes báni / Now let the heavens echo with our anthem; (Coro / Chorus) — — —
Panno, matko stvořitele / Powers that dwell in heavenly places; (Solo - altoCoro / Solo - altoChorus) — — —
Ó zněte písně, zněte k nebes báni / Now let the heavens echo with our anthem; (Coro e duetto - alto e basso / Chorus and duet - alto and bass) — — —
Hospodine, pomiluj ny! / Mighty Lord, have mercy on us!; (Quartetto e coro / Quartet and chorus) — — —

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