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Vor der Hütte auf der Alpenau, Wo der Himmel lacht so wunderblau, Wo die Quellen fließen Und zu Thale schießen, Brach ich dir den Strauß Vergißmeinnicht, Band dazu die Alpenrosen licht. Vor der Hütte dort in Abendglut Sagtest du, wie sehr dein Herz mir gut. Wo die Blumen sprießen, Und die Vögel grüßen, Sproßten Blumen auch in meiner Brust, Sangen Vögel voller Frühlingslust. Vor der Hütte auf der Alpenau Wehen nun die Stürme wild und rauh; Keine Quellen fließen, Keine Blumen sprießen; Abschied nahmen wir vor langer Frist, Und ich weiß nur, daß es Winter ist.
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Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, page 127.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, written 1877, appears in Waldblumen, in 2. Herzensklänge und Lebensstimmen [3rd edition], in Aus den Alpen, no. 13 [author's text checked 2 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Vor der Hütte, auf der Alpenau", op. 588 (Zwölf neue Lieder und Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1882 [ men's chorus ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In front of the chalet, upon the alpine meadow", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-08-24
Line count: 19
Word count: 96
In front of the chalet upon the alpine meadow, Where the heavens smile so wondrously blue, Where the water-springs flow And plunge down to the valley, There I picked you the bouquet Of forget-me-nots, And tied the bright alpine roses to it as well. In front of the chalet there in the evening glow You said how much your heart was inclined to me. Where the flowers sprout, And the birds greet us, Flowers burgeoned in my breast as well, Birds sang, full of the joy of springtime. In front of the chalet upon the alpine meadow The storms now blow mightily and roughly; No water-springs flow, No flowers sprout; We took farewell a long time ago, And I only know that it is winter.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, written 1877, appears in Waldblumen, in 2. Herzensklänge und Lebensstimmen [3rd edition], in Aus den Alpen, no. 13
This text was added to the website: 2021-10-24
Line count: 19
Word count: 125