by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
Wo?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
O sagt, wohin der Friede trieb, Der stille Hirt, zu Thal? O sagt mir, wo die Liebe blieb? Dahin möcht' ich einmal!
Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 21.
First published in C. Reinhold, Die Kinder der Fremde, Bremen: Verlag von Franz Schlodtmann, 1847, page 53.
Note for Silcher's setting: when "Dahin" is repeated in line 4 (word 1), it becomes "Ach, dahin".
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Wo?", written <<1836, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1847 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Wo?" [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Where?", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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