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Die Winde sausen Am Tannenhang, Die Quellen brausen Das Thal entlang; Ich wandr' in Eile Durch Wald und Schnee, Wohl manche Meile Von Höh zu Höh. Und will das Leben Im freien Thal Sich auch schon heben Zum Sonnenstrahl; Ich muß vorüber Mit wildem Sinn Und blicke lieber Zum Winter hin. Auf grünen Haiden, Auf bunten Au'n, Müßt' ich mein Leiden Nur immer schaun, Daß selbst am Steine Das Leben sprießt, Und ach! nur Eine Ihr Herz verschließt. O Liebe, Liebe, O Mayenhauch! Du drängst die Triebe Aus Baum und Strauch; Die Vögel singen Auf grünen Höhn; Die Quellen springen Bei deinem Wehn! Mich läßt du schweifen Im dunklen Wahn Durch Windespfeifen Auf rauher Bahn. O Frühlingsschimmer, O Blüthenschein, Soll ich denn nimmer Mich dein erfreun?
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Ernst Schulze's sämmtliche poetische Schriften. Dritter Band. I. Poetisches Tagebuch. [...] Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1819, pages 172-173; and with Sämmtliche poetische Werke von Ernst Schulze. Neue Ausgabe mit sechszehn Kupfern. Dritter Theil. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1822, pages 176-177.
Text Authorship:
- by Ernst Konrad Friedrich Schulze (1789 - 1817), "Über Wildemann, einem Bergstädtchen am Harz. Den 28sten April 1816.", written 1816, appears in Poetisches Tagebuch, vom 29ten Junius 1813 bis 17ten Februar 1817, first published 1819 [author's text checked 2 times 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- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Über Wildemann, einem Bergstädtchen am Harz", 1835 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Rastlose Wandern", op. 26 (c1830) [ voice and piano ], Wien: Mechetti [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Über Wildemann", op. 108 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, D 884 (1826), published 1829 [ voice, piano ], M. J. Leidesdorf, VN 1102, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Over Wildemann1", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au-dessus de Wildemann", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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The winds roar Along the fir-clad slopes, The water-springs Race through the valley; I wander in haste Through forest and snow, Many a mile From peak to peak. And when in The open valley Life already rises Toward the sunbeams, I must pass by With a frenzied spirit And I gaze instead To where it is still winter. Upon green moors, Upon colourful meadows, I would only be Constantly confronted with my pain, That life puts forth shoots Even upon the rocks, And, alas, only one Has locked her heart. Oh love, love, Oh breath of May, You urge the shoots forth From tree and bush, The birds sing Upon the green heights, The water-springs bubble up When you waft by. But you leave me To roam in darksome delusions Through the whistling wind Upon a rough pathway. Oh shimmer of Spring, Oh radiance of blossoms, Am I never To rejoice in you?
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View text with all available footnotesTranslated titles:
"Über Wildemann" = "Gazing down upon the town of Wildemann"
"Über Wildemann, einem Bergstädtchen am Harz" = "Gazing down upon Wildemann, a little mountain town in the Harz"
"Über Wildemann, einem Bergstädtchen am Harz. Den 28sten April 1816." = "Gazing down upon Wildemann, a little mountain town in the Harz. The 28th of April 1816."
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Konrad Friedrich Schulze (1789 - 1817), "Über Wildemann, einem Bergstädtchen am Harz. Den 28sten April 1816.", written 1816, appears in Poetisches Tagebuch, vom 29ten Junius 1813 bis 17ten Februar 1817, first published 1819
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-25
Line count: 40
Word count: 154