by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)
Der Winter
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Wenn sich der Tag des Jahrs hinabgeneiget Und rings das Feld mit den Gebirgen schweiget, So glänzt das Blau des Himmels an den Tagen, Die wie Gestirn in heitrer Höhe ragen. Der Wechsel und die Pracht ist minder umgebreitet, Dort, wo ein Strom hinab mit Eile gleitet, Der Ruhe Geist ist aber in den Stunden Der prächtigen Natur mit Tiefigkeit verbunden.
Note: The poem has the following beneath it:
Mit Unterthänigkeit, Scardanelli d. 24. Januar 1743
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der Winter", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843 [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Der Winter", 1982-91 [ tenor and piano ], from Hölderlin-Lieder: Erster Zyklus, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Der Winter", 2001 [ SATB chorus and electronics ], from Tag des Jahrs, no. 4, commissioned by the Tapiola Chamber Choir and the Helsinki Chamber Choir Week, with support of the Madetoja Foundation and the National Council for Music [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Der Winter" [ high voice and piano ], from Die Landschaft, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Der Winter" [ high voice and piano ], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'hiver", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 61