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Was neidisch die Erde den Menschen verborgen Das bringen wir Knappen mit Kühnheit zu Tag, Wenn Andre vergessen der irdischen Sorgen, Erklingt es hier unten vom gellenden Schlag. Da rollen Durch Stollen Die Hunde im Lauf, Da steigen und fallen Die Tonnen, da schallen Die Grüfte und Klüfte Von unser’m: Glückauf! Wenn droben die Menschen am Licht sich erfreuen, Vom Frühling entboten zum frohen Gelag, Wenn Farben und Düfte die Blumen verstreuen, Erklingt es hier unten vom gellenden Schlag. Da rollen, etc. Wenn schaukelnde Weste auf Wipfeln sich wiegen Und einsam ertönet der Nachtigall Klag', Wenn Träume der Liebe die Mondnacht durchfliegen, Erklingt es hier unten vom gellenden Schlag, Da rollen, etc. Wenn droben nach flüchtigem Glücke sie jagen, So wie's nur die Thorheit der Menschen vermag, Um Nichtiges kämpfen, um Thörichtes wagen, Erklingt es hier unten vom gellenden Schlag. Da rollen, etc. So schaffen wir Knappen, vom Lichte geschieden, In Eintracht, die nimmer auf sonnigem Hag, Und während sie droben im Kampfe ermüden, Erklingt es hier unten vom gellenden Schlag, Da rollen, etc.
Confirmed with Aus der Teufe. Bergmännische Dichtungen von Dr. Johann Nep. Vogl, zweite vermehrte Auflage, Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1856, pages 17-20
Authorship:
- by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866), "In der Teufe", appears in Aus der Teufe. Bergmännische Dichtungen [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 Carl Binder (1816 - 1860), "In der Teufe" [TTBB chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "In the depths", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-30
Line count: 31
Word count: 174
That which the earth jealously conceals from humans With boldness we varlets bring up into daylight, When others are forgetting their earthly worries, Here down below shrill blows ring out. There roll Through the tunnels The mining cars on their tracks, There rise and fall The barrels, there resound The vaults and chasms With our: good luck! When the people above rejoice in the light, Sent out by springtime for a joyful feast, When the flowers scatter colours and scents, Here down below shrill blows ring out. There roll, etc. When wafting west winds rock themselves in the treetops And the lament of the nightingale sounds in solitude, When dreams of love flit through the moonlit night, Here down below shrill blows ring out. There roll, etc. When above they chase after fleeting good fortune, As only the foolishness of mankind can do, [When they] fight over trivialities, take risks for absurdities, Here down below shrill blows ring out. There roll, etc. Thus we varlets, separated from light, Work in a unity never seen in the sunny groves, And while above they tire themselves out in battle, Here down below shrill blows ring out. There roll, etc.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866), "In der Teufe", appears in Aus der Teufe. Bergmännische Dichtungen
This text was added to the website: 2016-04-30
Line count: 31
Word count: 197