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by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897)

Ich fahr' hinunter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich fahr' hinunter
Den grünen Rhein!
Am Ufer singen
Die Vögelein.
Die Berge glänzen
In Frühlingspracht
Und alles jubelt
Und alles lacht.

O, wärst Du bei mir,
Mein Schätzlein schön,
Und sähst, wie herrlich
Die sonn'gen Höh'n,
Und hörtest singen
Die Vögelein:
Du stimmtest freudig
In's Lied mit ein!

Dann schaut' ich froher
Auf Strom und Feld,
Dann wär' mir schöner
Die ganze Welt!
Dann jauchzt ich trunken
In sel'ger Lust
In Deinen Armen,
An Deiner Brust!

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Text Authorship:

  • by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897), "Auf dem Rhein", appears in Neue Gedichte , in Liebe [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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Auf dem Rhein", op. 193 (4 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1861 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Günther Bartel (1833 - 1866), "Auf dem Rhein", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder für 1 höhere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1880 [ high voice and piano ], Düsseldorf, Modes [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Eitner (1832 - 1905), "Auf dem Rhein", op. 12, published 1866 [ voice, violoncello, and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Hirschberg , "Rheinfahrt", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder für Bariton (oder Alt) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1885 [ baritone or alto and piano ], Breslau, Hientzsch (Dinger) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Pauls , "Rheinfahrt", op. 12 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Th. Schröder [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Auf dem Rhein" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 77

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