English translations of Drei Männerchöre, opus 17

by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941)

1. Wanderers Nachtlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 17 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 1, published 1880 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Kassel, Voigt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Über allen [Gipfeln]1
Ist Ruh',
In allen Wipfeln
Spürest du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die [Vögelein]2 schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur, balde
Ruhest du auch.3

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Confirmed with Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1827, page 109; and with Goethe's Werke. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1815, page 99.

Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the capitalized word "über" becomes "Ueber", but this is often due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, since the lower-case version is not "ueber", so we use "Über".

See also J.D. Falk's poem Unter allen Wipfeln ist Ruh.

1 Flügel, Gaugler, Hasse, Radecke: "Wipfeln" (according to the incipits given in Hofmeister) ; further changes may exist not noted above.
2 Greith, Schubert: "Vöglein"
3 Lachner adds 
Über allen Wipfeln
Ist Ruh',
Balde
Ruhest du auch.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
1. Over all the peaks it is peaceful
Language: English 
Over all the peaks
it is peaceful,
in all the treetops
you feel
hardly a breath of wind;
the little birds are silent in the forest...
only wait - soon
you will rest as well.

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2. Das Hildebrandlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Das Hildebrandlied", op. 17 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1880 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Kassel, Voigt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
            Hiltibraht enti Handhubrant ...

Hildebrand und sein Sohn Hadubrand, Hadubrand,
Ritten selbander in Wut entbrannt, Wut entbrannt
Gegen die Seestadt Venedig.

Hildebrand und sein Sohn Hadubrand, Hadubrand,
Keiner die Seestadt Venedig fand, Venedig fand,
Da schimpften die beiden unflätig.

Hildebrand und sein Sohn Hadubrand, Hadubrand,
Ritten bis da, wo ein Wirtshaus stand, Wirtshaus stand,
Wirtshaus mit kühlen Bieren.

Hildebrand und sein Sohn Hadubrand, Hadubrand,
Trunken sich beid' einen Riesenbrand, Riesenbrand,
Krochen heim auf allen vieren.

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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)
2.
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3. Bundeslied
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857 - 1941), "Bundeslied", op. 17 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 3, published 1880 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Kassel, Voigt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was uns zusammenschloss
 . . . . . . . . . .

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