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Jäger. Der Tag ist gegangen Hier irr' ich allein, Wie graut mir hier außen! O lass mich hinein. Schäferin. Hier innen ists dunkel, Die Hütte ist klein, Der Mond steht da draußen, Du bist nicht allein. Jäger. Und willst du nicht öffnen, So geh' ich in Wald Und blase mein Hörnlein, Das rüstig erschallt, Und jage die Wolken Vom Himmel wohl all', Dann tanzen die Sterne Zum lustigen Schall. Schäferin. Ich fühle, darfst glauben Indessen kein Leid, Ich treibe wohl träumend Die Schäflein zur Weid. Ich lausche dem Vogel, Er singet von Scherz, Ich liege bei Blumen, Das bringet nicht Schmerz.
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Note: also titled "Nächtlicher Besuch" in his Werke volume, in the poetry section.Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Reiseschatten. Von dem Schattenspieler Luchs, in Reisebeschreibung, Act 8, Scene 4 [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 Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Nächtlicher Besuch", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Der Jäger und die Schäferin", op. 12 no. 4, published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Justinus Kerner, no. 4, Stuttgart: Zumsteeg'sche Musikalienhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-15
Line count: 28
Word count: 101
Hunter. The day has passed away, I roam about all alone. How I am filled with dread out here! Oh let me in. Shepherdess. Here inside it is dark, The hut is small, The moon is outside there, You are not alone. Hunter. And if you do not want to open Then I shall go into the forest And blow my little horn That rings out so lustily, And shall chase all the clouds From the heavens, Then the stars shall dance To the merry sound. Shepherdess. I feel, you may believe that, No pain in the meantime, Dreamily I drive My little sheep to the meadow. I listen to the bird, It sings of jesting, I lie by flowers, That brings no pain.
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Translated titles:"Nächtlicher Besuch" = "Night-time visitor"
"Der Jäger und die Schäferin" = "The hunter and the shepherdess"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Reiseschatten. Von dem Schattenspieler Luchs, in Reisebeschreibung, Act 8, Scene 4
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-30
Line count: 28
Word count: 124