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Es steht eine Lind' im tiefenThal,
Darunter bin so manches Mal,
So manches Mal,
Mit meinem Lieb gesessen;
Jetzt steht der Baum so dürr und kahl,
Mein Schatz ist über Berg und Thal,
Ja Berg und Thal,
Der hat mich wohl vergessen!
Und auf dem Berg, da steht ein Haus,
Da ging mein Lieb wohl ein und aus,
Wohl ein und aus,
Und sah ins Thal hernieder;
Jetzt tobet dort der Stürme Graus,
Mein Schatz, der zog ins Land hinaus,
Ins Land hinaus,
Und kehret nimmer wieder!
Und ob dem Haus, da steht ein Stern,
Der sieht mein Lieb wohl in der Fern,
Wohl in der Fern,
Fortwandeln durch die Gassen;
Ich hatte meinen Schatz so gern,
Geklaget sei es Gott dem Herrn,
Ja Gott dem Herrn,
Daß er mich hat verlassen.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Ludwig Pfau, Gedichte, Vierte, durchgesehene und vermehrte Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1889, page 125.
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), "Volksweise" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 146
A linden tree stands in the deep valley,
Under it, many a time,
Many a time,
I sat with my beloved;
Now the tree is dried out and bare,
My darling is gone over hill and dale,
Yes hill and dale,
He has likely forgotten me!
And upon the mountain there is a house,
My beloved went in and out there,
In and out,
And looked down into the valley;
Now the storms' gruesomeness rages there,
My darling has departed out into the land,
Out into the land,
And shall never return!
And over the house there is a star,
It sees my beloved well out in the distance,
Out in the distance,
Wandering on through the lanes;
I loved my darling so much,
I lament to my Lord God,
Yes, my Lord God,
That he has forsaken me.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Das verlassene Mädchen" = "The forsaken maiden"
"Das verlassne Mädchen" = "The forsaken maiden"
"Die Linde im Thal" = "The linden tree in the valley"
"Es steht eine Lind" = "A linden tree st"
"Es steht eine Linde im tiefen Tal " = "A linden tree stands in the deep vall"
"Es steht eine Linde im tiefen Thal" = "A linden tree stands in the deep vall"
"Es steht eine Lind' im tiefen Tal" = "A linden tree stands in the deep vall"
"Es steht eine Lind im tiefen Thal" = "A linden tree stands in the deep vall"
"Nachtigallenruf" = "Call of the nightingale"
"Volksweise" = "Folk melody"
"Volksweise " = "Folk melody"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), "Volksweise"
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This text was added to the website: 2021-07-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 151