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Es jagt' ein Jäger früh am Tag Ein Reh durch Wälder und Auen, Da sah er aus dem Gartenhag Ein rosig Mägdlein schauen. Was ist geschehn dem guten Pferd? Hat es den Fuß verletzet? Was ist geschehn dem Jäger wert, Daß er nicht mehr ruft und hetzet? Das Rehlein rennet immer noch Über Berg und Tal so bange. Halt an, du seltsam Tierlein, doch! Der Jäger vergaß dich lange.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Das Reh" [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 Eduard (Edward) Franz Carl Hubert Hartenfels (1810 - 1898), "Das Reh" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise Pauline Marie Héritte-Viardot (1841 - 1918), "Das Reh", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Das Reh", op. 61 (Elf Lieder) no. 4 (1914), published 1914 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Moscheles (1794 - 1870), "Das Reh", op. 97 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Johann Lorenz Oechsner (1815 - 1886), "Das Reh" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Rakemann , "Das Reh", op. 9 (Sechs Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor) no. 1 [ four-part women's chorus ], Leipzig : Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Das Reh" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Theodor Töpken , "Das Reh", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Singstimme mit Pianoforte (Heft I der nachgelassenen Werke), no. 5, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Der Jäger", op. 20 (Sechs Gesänge für gemischten Chor a capella) no. 3, published 1880 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rob. Zerbe , "Das Reh", published 1879 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], from Drei Lieder für vier Männerstimmen, no. 3, Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chevreuil", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-10-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
Early in the day, as a hunter pursued A deer through forest and meadow, He spotted a rosy young maiden Peering out of her garden hut. What has happened to the fine steed? Has it injured its foot? What has happened to the worthy hunter, That he no longer calls out and hunts? The little deer, so fearful, Is still running over hill and dale. Hold on now, you strange little creature – see! The hunter forgot about you long ago.
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Translations of title(s):
"Das Reh" = "The Deer"
"Der Jäger" = "The Hunter"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Das Reh"
This text was added to the website: 2023-05-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 81