Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Wenn morgens das fröhliche Licht bricht ein, Tret' ich zum offenen Fensterlein, Draußen gehn lau die Lüft' auf den Auen, Singen die Lerchen schon hoch im Blauen, Rauschen am Fenster die Bäume gar munter, Ziehn die Brüder in den Wald hinunter; Und bei dem Sange und Hörnerklange Wird mir immer so bange, bange. Wüßt' ich nur immer, wo du jetzo bist, Würd' mir schon wohler auf kurze Frist. Könntest du mich nur über die Berge sehen Dein gedenkend im Garten gehen: Dort rauschen die Brunnen jetzt alle so eigen, Die Blumen vor Trauer im Wind sich neigen. Ach! von den Vöglein über die Thale Sei mir gegrüßt viel tausend Male! Du sagtest gar oft: Wie süß und rein Sind deine blauen Äugelein! Jetzo müssen sie immerfort weinen, Daß sie nicht finden mehr, was sie meinen; Wird auch der rote Mund erblassen, Seit du mich, süßer Buhle, verlassen. Eh' du wohl denkst, kann das Blatt sich wenden, Geht alles gar bald zu seinem Ende.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Leipzig: C.F. Amelangs Verlag, 1892, page 227.
Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Die Einsame, no. 1 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Die Einsame I", op. 9 (Lieder nach Gedichten von Eichendorff's) no. 6 (1885), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La noia solitària I", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lonely one", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 164
When the joyful light rises in the morning I go to my open window. Outdoors, the breezes waft warmly upon the meadows, The larks are already singing high in the blue heavens, The trees rustle merrily by the window, And the men are heading down into the forest; And with the singing and the sound of the horns I always become so anxious, anxious. If I only knew where you are right now, I would feel better for a short time. If only you could see me over the mountains, [See that I am] thinking of you while walking in the garden: There the fountains all murmur so singularly, The flowers are bowed with sorrow in the wind. Ah! by the birds over the valley I send you many thousands of greetings! You often said: How sweet and pure Are your blue eyes! Now they must weep continually, Because they do not find what they seek; My red lips shall also grow pale Since you, my sweet lover, have left me. Before you think it, everything may change, Everything may soon come to an end.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Die Einsame, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 186