[Am]1 stillen Hain,
Im [Abendschein]2,
Wenn der Himmel sich röthet,
[Die]3 Nachtigall flötet,
Gedenk' ich dein.
[Bey]4 Mondenschein,
Am nahen Hain,
Den die Käfer [umschwirren]5,
[Die]6 Täubchen durchgirren,
Gedenk' ich dein.
Ich geh' im Hain
Wohl ganz allein,
Und seh keine Bäume,
Und [hänge]7 und träume
Von dir allein. --
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1 Otto, Hiller: "Im"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Otto: "Mondenschein"; further changes may exist not shown above.
3 Becker: "Wenn die"
4 Becker: "Beim"
5 Becker: "durchschwirren"
6 Becker: "Den die"
7 Becker: "sinne"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julius Becker (1811 - 1859), "Aus der Ferne", op. 21 (6 dreistimmige Lieder für Alt (Mezzo-Sopran), Tenor und Bass mit beliebiger Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1840 [ three-part chorus with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Am stillen Hain", H-U 138 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Aus der Ferne", published 1826 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Ich denke Dein", op. 15 (Drei Duetten für 2 Sopranstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Aus der Ferne", published 1877 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], from Achtzehn [Neunzehn?] Lieder und Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, no. 3, Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "From the far distance", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 59
[By]1 the quiet grove,
In the [evening light]2,
When the heavens redden
[And] the nightingale flutes,
I think of you.
In moonlight,
Beside the nearby grove
About which beetles whirr,
Through which little doves coo,
I think of you
I walk in the grove
All alone,
And see no trees,
And linger and dream
Of you alone. --
