New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

r-o- Thomas Y C-ovvell & Co comes work OF
di@e-e-t cha-acte-- Z IS distinguished BY q hand
some and appropriate typography. and is entitled
"Ps-si1al: 4 Mystical Drama by Richard Wagner"
-stod IL the spirit q the Bayreuth Interpretation
~ Oliver Euckel L is a poem. written in inita-
tion CT Tennvson's blank verse, with Paraphrases
O. so-ne O. the most essential portions OF wag-
res dramatic poem. These parsphrases benefit
ron the fact that unlike TIE Cor6er translation
hey are not bound 70 WaCners r1yth-ns and
r-e.-ee En6 az times approach closer the mean
snr o. the original text. This is not always the
care however and a. several crucial moments
IL Buckets r-oizi-v only helps 10 obfuscste pas
szges II which both dramatic and poetic propriety
demand srevity. 6i-ectness AID Iucidity. a crux
-o- a. c-znslzcc-s has been TIE oracular utter
snoe which plays SO important part n the
e-zna:
Ger RENE Thor
der ich e-kor'
literal prose rendering offers 10 difficulties:
TIE pure fool Tor simple one VINO has been en-
ughte-ed through coEpassion-awa5c him. w1on
have chosen" IRIS is fa-rl- Reproduced i1 The
Cor6er version
BY pity. 'IiEhtened.
4 ggileless Fool
1Iy chosen too
~. Eucksl goes far aneid II lis version Z az
obvs0us ees-e 70, 70 use the Co-der formula:
N Ply S57i. ,.5shs esse
Wait FOR him.
II ny vii Is douet-
rse VII or IRE oracle being plainly the healing
c. Azco-as through the agency O. pure OF
chsSte singleton Z net easy understand how
tbs conng could follow The healing which il had
p-sce6e. = IL almost amusing 20 see how both
t-znsistors FOUNDER about TWO OF the simplest
Ines r vzg1ers poem When the drama opens
Gu-nensHz End two youthful esquires are dis
covered asleep under q tree. From the Castle @
the Can cones TIE awakening cal of the t-o-n-
bones Ger Possu1ea." says Wagner n his stage
directions and ''Possuaen.- that is. trombones
sound re cz-- G-r2e1-s1z sWakes and rOuses the
Fouths.
~H5- M oen Ru.' Nu-danket cott
e2ss lr oer1ten Ihl z horen!
r'Ees- ye the cau2 Now. thank Coo that re
t-s called iclose1. elected 20 hear itrD
Il The version q the C0rae-s this speech as
E-1es tbs distorted and p-OSaic shape
-Ees- ve the cau7 Now thank the Lord
That ye called Fl tine e hear IT.
But this though Il misses the point, Is az least
se-ie1-ouz IL. Eucke INDUCES in some sermon
lztug without once touching wasners text;
y e s 5sS S es2 ne e' aa i 2. se COG
And power 70 answer as the euty calls
Sc. too LIZ. Huckel turns the simple words
which Wagner paraphrzse5 from the conservation
formula c. the communion service. Take. drink
Dy 5ood for ny lOvs's sake: take eat ny BODY n
reuenb-z-ce g me- into this pioGs eoggereli
Take ye. anc drink ny b.0oe
L vow 10 death oaa seYeri
Take Sc ny 5ocE eat
Eeuer Der ye Ny lie and love
AS raise yosr hearts 70 Ms aoOveT
Here e specinen o. Mr. Hackers better work
ps-aDh-ase q Wsgner's description O. nature
rnosr the charm O. Good Friday;
Arc Pa-sraI looked On the fields and woods
s. lalr AID radiant in The morning 1gnS.
.s0w beautiful these morning meadows arsi
Ful nav q aovrer II other davs saw.
BIZ - q r7ibt.e poison was their breath
sc @ were sares Of SaesI1 fs q grace
These tz-iring vines that burst win ourpie bloom
Tier &c. e 10 81 loving chiIdhood,s DAYS.
And uei rre q the boundIess love OF God
Tier cu-neranz: On fair Good Frisag morn
A. nature seems a-thriu with new oeAghI
sc Psrstal. yet strznge that. tas5 it is So
Tat da-kest Gag q secry c-EElIle ,,a- ~
80 80, We a si ,e go into deepest woe"
alo poa the gentle Gurnenanz replied
The sav1ouris work hath wrogght .s a neifec'e
AZ now ne grateful tears q , Penl varIs
4ae makes il broom IN fair and lIsJro1 5 Ieau1y'
Arr D-stees aim Tor Ais redeeming grace
e more the agony OF that grim ross,s ..
Fs..s 80 |s re osa n Sin by coSsusring taith.
&C purfaee hy Loves great sacrii1lce. 10Th &c.
soner5.ng 81 Gods grace IN the heart Of man
g. "a ~ - ~ love Gods foueriag earth.
-ns whole creation therefore coth re9olce
@nc every bird ard flower - fui o. prA~se-
Ard Nature cvervwhe-e D. fuu o. COG
<ae sweet has daVaed this day OF iznocence
NJ EuckeTs experiment recalls me tact lhh'
wsEne-'s .-Ta-.rhEuser" was turned into az epic
torty-oca years ago By Julian Zane eno boSAro
Eobe-- E.iv-er Lyrron when the TWO young men
We. i- the English diplomatic service 81 Vienna
TsnnhEuser's war brought forward IL the AUS
nisn cap,tal n lse. and he Two irenos wrote
pOeu emitted .-srr.hsuser; OF. The Battle OF the
6srcE~ ard published Il Il England oncer the
Der naues q Neville Temple ano Ec"aro lFeVOI-
The proR-ess CT waFuer's drama was esoseiy lOT
svec m the epic enc TIE lyrical portions p @IA
sh-zssd as closely as Sir Eucksl has psrApHf1seo
Portions q .Fsrslfal" but the parts never me-.
TONED Warner snd. his opera being HhNh0~- -
ingianc The crsucs who rrniseo the pOei.- -
detected ina; n had been lifted rom D :.
o-ignai Lytton. ss Owen Meredith ineiuoeo =
II his volume g. collected poems p1D"sieu
Eosor IN rsss but even then made no - :,
scEmsrt o. lie source The writer lar ~
brzry a copy OF the poem ruoey boUh@ - =
~hch was published IN Mobile. Ala u 4'~
copy from which this unique edition wac printed
Va cent &c the publisher by J. Walker earn, a.
nat tine coufecerate Commissions 10 TIC 5~-
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