by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Der Schatzgräber
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn alle Wälder schliefen, Er an zu graben hub, Rastlos in Berges Tiefen Nach einem Schatz er grub. Die Engel Gottes sangen Dieweil in stiller Nacht, Wie rote Augen drangen Metalle aus dem Schacht. "Und wirst doch mein", und grimmer Wühlt er und wühlt hinab! Da stürzen Steine und Trümmer Über den Narren herab. Hohnlachen wild erschallte Aus der verfallnen [Kluft]1, Der Engelsang verhallte Wehmütig in der Luft.
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1 Schumann: "Gruft"
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1 Schumann: "Gruft"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Schatzgräber", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen [author's text not yet checked 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- by Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 - 1954), "Der Schatzgräber", c1899 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; manuscripts are in the Zurich Central Library [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard (Edward) Franz Carl Hubert Hartenfels (1810 - 1898), "Der Schatzgräber" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Schatzgräber", op. 45 (Romanzen und Balladen für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 1)) no. 1 (1840), published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El cercador de tresors", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De schatgraver", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The treasure-seeker", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chercheur de trésor", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il cercatore di tesori", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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