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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Die Müllerin
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT DUT ENG FRE
Die Mühle, die dreht ihre Flügel,
 Der Sturm, der sauset darin,
Und unter der Linde am Hügel,
 Da weinet die Müllerin:

Lass sausen den Sturm und brausen,
 Ich habe gebaut auf den Wind;
Ich habe gebaut auf Schwüre --
 Da war ich ein törichtes Kind.

Noch hat mich der Wind nicht belogen,
 Der Wind, der blieb mir treu;
Und bin ich verarmt und betrogen --
 Die Schwüre, die waren nur Spreu.

Wo ist, der sie geschworen?
 Der Wind nimmt die Klagen nur auf;
Er hat sich auf's Wandern verloren --
 Es findet der Wind ihn nicht auf.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   M. Schlik 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Die Müllerin", written 1822, appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische 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 John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Die Müllerin", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Müllerin", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ ssaa chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Müllerin", published 1983 [ soprano and piano ], note: fragment completed and published by Joachim Draheim [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Die Müllerin", op. 19 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1907) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Die Müllerin", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 1 (1861), published 1863 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Die Müllerin", op. 19 (Vier Gesänge mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Kretschmar , "Die Müllerin", op. 14 (Zwei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Baden-Baden, Sommermeyer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die Müllerin", published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theodor Pfeiffer (1853 - 1929), "Die Müllerin", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für Baryton mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 1, published 1883 [ baritone and piano ], Mannheim, Sohler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Die Müllerin ", op. 6 (Dreizehn Gesänge), Heft 1 no. 5, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by James Rothstein (b. 1871), "Die Müllerin", op. 17 (Zwei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Gottfurcht [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (1790 - 1855), as Elise Schlick, "Die Müllerin", op. 12 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Albert Karl Tottmann (1837 - 1917), "Die Müllerin", op. 21 (Vier Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1874 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Die Müllerin", op. 22 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt  [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , "De molenarin", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De mulderin", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Mill-maid", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La meunière", copyright © 2008, (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: 16
Word count: 100

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