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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Ein Alphorn hör' ich schallen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
Ein Alphorn hör' ich schallen,
Das mich von hinnen ruft;
Tönt es aus wald'gen Hallen,
[Tönt]1 es aus blauer Luft?
[Tönt es von Bergeshöhe,]2
[Aus]3 blumenreichem Tal?
Wo ich nur [geh' und stehe]4,
Hör' ich's in süßer Qual.
 
Bei Spiel und frohem Reigen,
Einsam mit mir allein,
[Tönt's]5, ohne je zu schweigen,
[Tönt]5 tief in's Herz hinein.
Noch nie hab' ich gefunden
Den Ort, woher es schallt,
[Und nimmer wird gesunden
Dies Herz, bis es verhallt]6.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Rheinberger 

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Note: in some editions of Strauss, stanza 1, line 6, word 1 is "Von" instead of "Aus".

1 Rheinberger: "Tönet"
2 omitted by Rheinberger
3 Rheinberger: "Tönt's aus"
4 Rheinberger: "steh' und gehe"
5 Rheinberger: "Tönt es"
6 Rheinberger: "Und nimmer wird dies Herz gesunden,/ bis es verhallt"

Text Authorship:

  • by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Alphorn", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [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 Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Ein Alphorn hör' ich schallen", op. 8 no. 9, published << 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 9, Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen'sche Buch- und Musikalien Handlung [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Hinrichs (1820 - 1892), "Alphorn", op. 6 (Zwölf zweistimmige Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 11, published 1868 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Alphorn", JWV 68 no. 2 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from 2 Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl, Freiherr von Seckendorff (flourished c1819), "Das Alphorn", published [1819] [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte in Musik gesetzt und seiner Schwester gewidmet von Carl von Seckendorff, no. 5, Leipzig: Bey Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Alphorn", op. 12 no. 1, published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Justinus Kerner, no. 1, Stuttgart: Zumsteeg'sche Musikalienhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Alphorn", WoO. 29 (1878) [ voice, horn, and piano ], from Jugendlieder [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Alphorn", op. 23 (Drei Gedichte von Reinick, Geibel und J. Kerner für drei Frauenstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1844 [ vocal trio for female voices with piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Alphorn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le cor des Alpes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il corno delle Alpi", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Michael Lee , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

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