The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.
The work premiered on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. This is one of Mozart's last works, written during his last year. Set in Egypt around the time of Ramesses I, this opera was adapted from a tale by Christoph Martin Wieland titled "Lulu, oder die Zauberflöte" ("Lulu, or the Magic Flute").
The opera was the culmination of a period of increasing involvement by Mozart with Schikaneder's theatrical troupe, which since 1789 had been the resident company at the Theater auf der Wieden. Mozart was a close friend of one of the singer-composers of the troupe, tenor Benedikt Schack (the first Tamino), and had contributed to the compositions of the troupe, which were often collaboratively written. Mozart's participation increased with his contributions to the 1790 collaborative opera Der Stein der Weisen (The Philosopher's Stone), including the duet ("Nun liebes Weibchen", K. 625/592a) among other passages. Like The Magic Flute, Der Stein der Weisen was a fairy-tale opera and can be considered a kind of precursor; it employed much the same cast in similar roles.
Zara Si Der Thi Baaki Bahaar Aane Mein
Laga Di Aag Muqaddar Ne Aashiyaane Mein
( Dil Ki Kahaani Kahana To Chaahe
Haay Ri Qisamat Kah Na Sake ) 2
Aankhon Se Aansu Bahana To Chaahe
Haay Ri Qisamat Bah Na Sake
( Kaamosh Taaron, Shab Ke Nazaaron
Dekho Mohabbat Ka Anjaam Dekho ) 2
( Qadamon Mein Unake Rahana To Chaahe
Haay Ri Qisamat Rah Na Sake ) 2
Dil Ki Kahaani Kahana To Chaahe
Haay Ri Qisamat Kah Na Sake
( Aankhon Mein Paanee, Honthon Pe Naale
Mohabbat Hui Hai Gamon Ke Hawaalon ) 2
( Ik Dil Hamaara Aur Gam Hazaaron
Haay Ri Qisamat Sah Na Sake ) 2
Dil Ki Kahaani Kahana To Chaahe
Haay Ri Qisamat Kah Na Sake