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Die Zauberflöte, K 620
Staff Notation • Secular, Operas
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Die Zauberflöte, K 620 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Lyrics
10.
O Isis und Osiris, schenket
der Weisheit Geist dem neuen Paar !
Die ihr der Wanderer Schritte lenket
Stärkt mit Geduld sie in Gefahr.
Lasst sie der Prüfung Früchte sehen
Doch sollten sie zu Grabe gehen,
so lohnt der Tugend kühnen Lauf,
nehmt sie in euren Wohnsitz auf.
15.
In diesen heil'gen Hallen,
Kennt man die Rache nicht.
Und ist ein Mensch gefallen,
Führt Liebe ihn zur Pflicht.
Dann wandelt er an Freundes Hand
Vergnügt und froh ins beßre Land.
Dann wandelt er an Freundes Hand
Vergnügt und froh ins beßre Land.
In diesen heil'gen Mauern,
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About Die Zauberflöte, K 620
This potent aria comes from the second act of Mozart’s late opera, Die Zauberflöte. Sung by the priests of Isis and Osiris, it is a solemn invocation for wisdom and strength for Tamino and Pamina as they undertake their trials. The text implores divine guidance, asking that the couple be rewarded for their virtue, should they perish, and that they find happiness and love within the sacred halls where vengeance is unknown. The powerful SATB setting perfectly captures the gravity of the priests' blessing and the mystical atmosphere of the opera’s Masonic-inspired ceremonies. This is a deeply expressive and grand sacred moment drawn from a secular opera.
