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Je höher die Glocke, Je heller der Klang: Je ferner das Mädchen, Je lieber der Gang. Der Frühling will kommen, O Frühling, meine Freud'! [Nun]1 mach' ich [meine Schuhe]2 Zum Wandern bereit. Wohlauf durch die Wälder, Wo die Nachtigall singt! Wohlauf durch die Berge, Wo's [Gemsböcklein springt]3! Zwei schneeweiße Täubchen, Die fliegen voraus, Und setzen sich schnäbelnd Auf der Hirtin ihr Haus. Ei bist du schon munter, Und bist schon so blank? Gott grüss dich, schön's [Dirnel]4! Ach, der Winter war lang! Zwei Augen wie Kirschkern', Die Zähne schneeweiß, Die Wangen wie Röslein Betracht' ich mit Fleiß. Ein Mieder von Scharlach, Ganz funkelnagelneu, Und unter dem Mieder Ein Herzlein so treu! Und ihr Lippen, ihr Lippen, Wie preis' ich denn euch? So wie ich will sprechen, So küßt ihr mich gleich! Ei Winter, ei Winter, Bist immer noch hier? So darf ich doch wandern In Gedanken zu ihr. Auf Siebenmeilenstiefeln Geht's flink von der Stell', Auf Liebesgedanken Geht's siebenmal so schnell.
Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 122-124; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1822. Neue Folge, vierter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1822, pages 422-423.
1 Loewe: "I nun"2 Schubert: "mich fertig"
3 Loewe: "Hifthorn erklingt"
4 Loewe: "Dirnchen"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Liebesgedanken", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Ländliche Lieder, first published 1822 [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 Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809 - 1888), "Liebesgedanken", published 1832 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Vier Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte, Heft 2, no. 1, Berlin, Bechtold und Hartje [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Liebesgedanken", op. 82 (Drei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte und Violoncell) no. 1, KWV 9118 no. 1, published 1832 [ voice, piano, cello ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Liebesgedanken", op. 9, Heft 6 no. 2 (1823) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Liebesgedanken", op. 17 no. 5, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Sang der Liebe. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Liebesgedanken", op. 6 no. 7, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Gedichte von Göthe, Heine, Uhland, Burns und W. Müller, no. 7, Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Franz Peter Schubert.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Thoughts of love", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) , no title [an adaptation]
Research team for this page: John H. Campbell , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 165
The higher the bell, The brighter the sound: The further the girl, The lovelier the walk. Spring is going to come, O spring, my joy! I shall now prepare my shoes So that I am ready to travel. Let's be off through the woods Where the nightingale sings! Let's be off through the mountains, Where the little chamois jump! Two snow-white little doves Are flying ahead, And they settle down to bill and coo On the shepherdess's house. Oh are you cheerful already, And are you already so bright? Hello to you, beautiful lass! Oh, the winter was so long! Two eyes like cherry stones, Snow-white teeth, Cheeks like a little rose I have observed them carefully. A scarlet bodice, Shining and brand new, And under the bodice A heart that is so faithful! And her lips, her lips, How much do I value you? Just as much as I want to speak So much are you going to kiss me! Oh winter, oh winter, Are you still here? Therefore I should still travel Thinking of her. With seven-mile boots You can get away from a place quickly, With thoughts of love, You can travel seven times as fast.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Liebesgedanken", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Ländliche Lieder, first published 1822
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-30
Line count: 40
Word count: 199