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Wir gehen erst im Tale den grünen Busch entlang in einem lauten Schwarme, mit Kränzen und Gesang. Und naht es gen den Abend, dann sind wir längst zu zwein; die andern tanzen hinten um wilden Fackelschein. Und kommen wir zu Berge, mühselig Stück um Stück, dann muß auch ich dich lassen und wandele zurück. Und schluchzst du einsam oben, ganz ohne Ziel und Bahn, dann mußt du eben fliegen sehr steilen Weg hinan Bis dorten, wo die Quelle des Lebens schimmernd rinnt, da wirst du einen finden, der lächelt wohlgesinnt. Er löst dir von der Stirne mit sanftem Kuß die Pein, legt dir aufs Herz die Hände, du schlummerst sachte ein.
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Confirmed with Nachgelassene Schriften von Walter Calé. Mit einem Vorwort von Fritz Mauthner, herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Arthur Brückmann, Dritte Auflage, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1910, page 80
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Calé (1881 - 1904), no title, appears in Nachgelassene Schriften, in Lieder (1902-1903) [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 Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Wir gehen erst im Tale", op. 81 (Neun Lieder) no. 2 (1917/21) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 111
First, we walk in the valley along the green bushes in a noisy throng of people with wreaths and singing. And when eventide nears, then we have already been a twosome for a while; the others dance behind us about the wild flame of a torch. And if we ascend a mountain, wearisomely, bit by bit, then I, too, must leave you and I wander back. And if up there you sob in solitude, completely without goal and path, then you must simply fly upward on the very steep pathway Till you reach the place where the wellspring of life flows, shimmering; there you shall find Someone who smiles kindly. From your brow He shall release the anguish with a gentle kiss, shall place His hands upon your heart, [and] you shall softly go to sleep.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Walter Calé (1881 - 1904), no title, appears in Nachgelassene Schriften, in Lieder (1902-1903)
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 136