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Singend zog auf seinem Rappen Wohl ein Graf den Berg hinan; Hinter ihm die muntern Knappen Stimmten viele Lieder an. Eins begannen sie zu singen Von der Liebe süßem Schmerz: Wie er wunderlich mag dringen Durch den Panzer in das Herz; Wie im wilden Schlachtgewimmel Und auf rauher Pilgerfahrt Der ersehnte Liebeshimmel Schöner nur sich offenbart; Wie allgegenwärtig schaltet Liebchens süße Zaubermacht; Wie sich alles umgestaltet, Ob sie trauert, ob sie lacht. Und es spricht auf seinem Rappen Still der Ritter vor sich hin: "Wie Ihr's scherzend singt, Ihr Knappen, Ach ist ernstlich mir zu Sinn!"
J. D'Alquen sets stanzas 1-4, 1, 5
Confirmed with Gedichte von Fridr. Baron de la Motte-Fouqué, Neueste Auflage, Wien: Bey B. Ph. Bauer, 1816, pages 12-13
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Lied" [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 Johann Peter Cornelius D'Alquen (1795 - 1863), "Lied", op. posth. 5 (10 Lieder) no. 5, stanzas 1-4,1,5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Daniel Friedrich Rudolph Kuhlau (1786 - 1832), "Lied", op. 106 no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 96
Singing upon his black horse, An Earl rode up the mountain; Behind him the merry knaves Struck up many a song. One song they began to sing About the sweet pain of love: How it miraculously may penetrate Through the armour into the heart; How in the wild turmoil of battle And upon a rough pilgrimage The yearned-for heaven of love Reveals itself even more beautifully; How omnipresent and active Is the beloved’s sweet magical power; How everything is transformed Depending on whether she sorrows or laughs. And upon his black horse the knight Quietly says to himself: “As you sing it jestingly, you knaves, Ah, my spirit feels it in seriousness!”
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Lied"
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 112