by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836)
An die Freunde
Language: German (Deutsch)
Im Wald, im Wald da grabt mich ein, Ganz stille, ohne Kreuz und Stein: Denn was ihr thürmet, überschneyt Und überrindet Winterszeit. Und wann die Erde sich verjüngt, [Sie Veilchen]1 meinem Hügel bringt. Das freut [euch, Gute]2; freuet euch! [Ist Alles doch]3 dem Todten gleich. Doch nein, - denn eure Liebe spannt Die Aeste in das Geisterland: Und die euch führt zu meinem Grab, Zieht mich gewaltiger herab.
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2 Schubert: "euch Guten"
3 Schubert: "Dies alles ist"
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Gedichte von Johann Mayrhofer. Wien. Bey Friedrich Volke. 1824, page 50.
1 Schubert: "Und Blumen"2 Schubert: "euch Guten"
3 Schubert: "Dies alles ist"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "An die Freunde" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An die Freunde", D 654 (1819), published 1842 [ voice, piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 7418, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Als meus amics", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de vrienden", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To my friends", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Aux amis", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Agli amici", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Sergio Lorenzi) , "A mis amigos", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 67