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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

In aller Früh, ach, lang vor Tag
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE
In aller Früh, ach, lang vor Tag,
Weckt mich mein Herz, an dich zu denken,
Da doch gesunde Jugend schlafen mag.

Hell ist mein Aug' um Mitternacht,
Heller als frühe Morgenglocken:
Wann hätt'st du [je am Tage]1 mein gedacht?

Wär' ich ein Fischer, stünd' ich auf,
Trüge mein Netz hinab zum Flusse,
Trüg' herzlich froh die Fische zum Verkauf.

In der Mühle, bei Licht, der Müllerknecht
Tummelt sich, alle Gänge klappern;
So rüstig Treiben wär' mir eben recht!

Weh, aber ich! o armer Tropf!
Muß auf dem Lager mich müßig grämen,
Ein ungebärdig Mutterkind im Kopf.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Distler 

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Confirmed with Mörike, Eduard, Werke, Herausgegeben von Hannsludwig Geiger, Sonderausgabe der Tempel-Klassiker, Emil Vollmer Verlag, Wiesbaden, p. 81.

1 Distler: "je"

Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Lied eines Verliebten" [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 Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942), "Lied eines Verliebten", op. 19 (Mörike-Chorliederbuch), Heft 3 no. 9 (1939) [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch (1806 - 1872), "Lied eines Verliebten", op. 11 (Lieder und Gesänge von Ed. Mörike für Mezzo-Sopran) no. 4? (1838), published 1843? [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "In aller Früh", 1984 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Lied eines Verliebten", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 43 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Charles James Pearson) , "Song of one in love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'un amoureux", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Complainte d'un amoureux", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-22
Line count: 15
Word count: 96

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