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Hier unter dieser Linde saß ich viel tausendmal und schaut nach meinem Kinde hinunter in das Tal, bis dass die Sterne standen hell über ihrem Haus, und weit in den stillen Landen alle Lichter löschten aus. Jetzt neben meinem Liebchen sitz ich im Schatten kühl, sie wiegt ein muntres Bübchen, die Täler schimmern schwül, und unten im leisen Winde regt sich das Kornfeld kaum, und über mir säuselt die Linde . . . Es ist mir noch wie ein Traum!
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der junge Ehemann", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [author's text not yet checked 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 (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Hier unter dieser Linde", op. 45 no. 2, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Vergessene Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Sonst und jetzt", op. 37 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1877), published 1877, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bruno Walter (1876 - 1962), "Der junge Ehemann", published 1910, from Sechs Lieder von Josef von Eichendorff, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le jeune marié", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 80
Here, beneath this linden, I sat a thousand times Watching for my young maid Below in the valley, Until the stars appeared Bright above her house, And across the quiet countryside All the lights went out. Now, beside my beloved, I sit in the cool shadows; She rocks a happy little boy, The sultry valleys shimmer And beneath the gentle breeze The cornfield scarcely rustles, And above me the linden murmurs…. It is still like a dream for me!
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Translations of title(s):
"Der junge Ehemann" = "The young husband"
"Hier unter dieser Linde" = "Here beneath this linden"
"Sonst und jetzt" = "Then and now"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 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 Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der junge Ehemann", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
This text was added to the website: 2024-05-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 79