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Wie traulich war das Fleckchen, Wo meine Wiege ging, Kein Bäumchen war, kein Heckchen, Das nicht voll Träume hing. Wo nur ein Blümchen blühte, Da blühten gleich sie mit, Und alles sang und glühte Mir zu bei jedem Schritt. Ich wäre nicht gegangen, Nicht für die ganze Welt! - Mein Sehnen, mein Verlangen, Hier ruht's in Wald und Feld.
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Text Authorship:
- by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh I", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Heimweh I", op. 63 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 7 (1874), published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Heimath", op. 56 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Wolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aug. Nimphius , "Heimweh", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Münster, Tormann [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heimwee I", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Homesickness I", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mal du pays I", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia", 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.
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Hoe aardig was het vlekje Waar mijn bestaan aanving, Er was geen boom, geen hegje Dat niet vol dromen hing. Waar maar een bloempje bloeide, Daar bloeiden zij ook rap, En alles zong en gloeide Mij toe bij elke stap. Ik had dat nooit verlaten, Nog voor geen bergen geld! Mijn heimwee naar die straten, Ligt hier in bos en veld.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh I", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 61