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by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910)
Translation © by Laura Prichard
Schlagende Herzen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Über Wiesen und Felder ein Knabe ging, Kling-klang schlug ihm das Herz; Es glänzt ihm am Finger von Golde ein Ring. Kling-klang, schlug ihm das Herz. "Oh Wiesen, oh Felder, Wie seid ihr schön! Oh Berge, oh [Wälder, Wie seid ihr schön!]1 Wie bist du gut, wie bist du schön, Du gold'ne Sonne in Himmelshöhn!" Kling-klang schlug ihm das Herz. Schnell eilte der Knabe mit fröhlichem Schritt, Kling-klang schlug ihm das Herz; Nahm manche lachende Blume mit - Kling-klang schlug ihm das Herz. "Über Wiesen und Felder Weht Frühlingswind, Über Berge und Wälder Weht Frühlingswind. Im Herzen mir innen weht Frühlingswind, Der treibt zu dir mich leise, lind!" Kling-klang schlug ihm das Herz. Zwischen Wiesen und Feldern ein Mädel stand, Kling-klang schlug ihr das Herz. Hielt über die Augen zum Schauen die Hand, Kling-klang schlug ihr das Herz. "Über Wiesen und Felder [Schnell kommt er her.]2 Über Berge und Wälder, [Schnell kommt er her.]2 Zu mir, zu mir, schnell kommt er her! Oh, wenn er bei mir nur, bei mir schon wär!" Kling-klang schlug ihr das Herz.
C. Sinding sets stanzas 1, 3
1 Strauss: "Täler,/ wie schön!"
2 omitted by Strauss.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Schlagende Herzen", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder [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 Oskar Fried (1871 - 1941), "Schlagende Herzen", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Schlagende Herzen", op. 57 no. 9, published 1903, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], from Nemt, frouwe, disen kranz und andere Gedichte von Otto Julius Bierbaum, no. 9, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Schlagende Herzen", op. 29 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Otto Julius Bierbaum) no. 2 (1894-5), published 1895 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl. [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cors bategants", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Kloppende harten", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Beating hearts", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Longing Hearts", first published 1897
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Cœurs battants", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 33
Word count: 179
Beating hearts
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Over meadows and fields a boy went, Cling-clang, beat his heart. There gleams on his finger a gold ring. Cling-clang, beat his heart. "Oh meadows, oh fields, How beautiful you are! Oh mountains, oh [forests, How beautiful you are!]1 How good you are, how beautiful you are, You golden sun in the heaven’s heights!” Cling-clang, beat his heart. Quickly rushes the boy with cheerful step, Cling-clang, beat his heart; [He] took with [him] many smiling flowers - Cling-clang, beat his heart. “Over meadows and fields Blows the spring wind, Over mountains and forests Blows the spring wind. In the depths of my heart blows the spring wind, That propels me to you quietly, gently!” Cling-clang, beat his heart. Between meadows and fields a maiden stood, Cling-clang, beat his heart. She shaded her eyes with her hand, Cling-clang, beat his heart. "Over meadows and fields Quickly he comes. Over mountains and forests, Quickly he comes. To me, to me, Quickly he comes! Oh, if only he were near me, were near me already!” Cling-clang, beat her heart.
View original text (without footnotes)
1 Strauss: "valleys/ how beautiful!"
1 Strauss: "valleys/ how beautiful!"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Schlagende Herzen", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
Line count: 33
Word count: 176