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Mond, der Hirt, lenkt seine Herde Einsam übern Wald herauf, Unten auf der stillen Erde Wacht verschwiegne Liebe auf. Fern vom Schlosse Glocken schlagen, Übern Wald her von der Höh' Bringt der Wind den Schall getragen, Und erschrocken lauscht das Reh. Nächtlich um dieselbe Stunde Hallet Hufschlag, schnaubt ein Roß, Macht ein Ritter seine Runde Schweigend um der Liebsten Schloß. Wenn die Morgensterne blinken, Totenbleich der Hirte wird, Und sie müssen all' versinken: Reiter, Herde und der Hirt.
Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämtliche poetische Werke, dritte Auflage, Erster Band, Gedichte, C. F. Amelang's Verlag, Leipzig, 1883, page 328.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der stille Freier", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [author's text checked 3 times 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 (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Der stille Freier", op. 17 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1884 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Tübingen, Laupp [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max (Heinrich Edler von) Oberleithner (1868 - 1935), "Der stille Freier" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Der stille Freier", op. 3 (Sechs Gedichte von J. von Eichendorff) no. 4, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "The quiet suitor", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le prétendant silencieux", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 78
Lune, le berger mène son troupeau Seul, là-haut par la forêt, En-bas sur la terre silencieuse S'éveille un amour caché Les cloches d'un lointain château sonnent Sur la forêt, descendant des hauteurs Le vent porte leur son, Et le chevreuil apeuré prête l'oreille. À la même heure de la nuit Des sabots résonnent, un cheval s'ébroue, Un chevalier fait sa ronde En silence autour du château de sa bien-aimée. Quand les étoiles du matin clignotent, Le berger devient pâle comme un mort, Et tous doivent disparaître : Cavalier, troupeau et le berger.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der stille Freier", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 91