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Mein Herzblut geht in Sprüngen, Mein Rößlein geht im Trab. Das nenn' ich noch ein Reiten! Wildfremdes Land zur Seiten; Bergauf da geht's fein sachte, Und hurrah fliegt's bergab. Der Gaul kennt alle Schenken, Da kaut er süßes Gras. Sein Herr ißt Kraut im Schüßlein Und giebt dem Mädel ein Küßlein; Dann trinkt er einen Schoppen -- Ei das gefällt ihm baß.
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Confirmed with [Paul Heyse], Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, Königl. Hofbuchhändler, 1850, page 10.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von der guten Seele, first published 1850 [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 Mary Clement (1861 - c1907), "Reiterlied", op. 12 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842 - 1899), "Mein Herzblut geht in Sprüngen", op. 6 no. 4, published 1887 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen v. P. Heyse, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Semon, M. D. (1849 - 1921), "Reiterlied", op. 8 (Zwölf Lieder aus dem "Jungbrunnen" v. P. Heyse) no. 1, published 1883 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Robert Kahn.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (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: 2009-03-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 61
My heart's blood is a-leaping, My little horse goes at a trot. That’s what I call riding yet! Utterly unknown country beside me; Uphill it goes quite gently, And, hurrah, downhill one flies. My steed knows all the taverns, There he chews sweet grass. His master eats sauerkraut in a bowl And gives the girl a little kiss; Then he drinks half a pint -- Ha, that pleases him very well.
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Translations of title(s):
"Mein Herzblut geht in Sprüngen" = "My heart's blood is a-leaping"
"Reiterlied" = "Rider's song"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von der guten Seele, first published 1850
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 70