by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
Wo weilt er?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wo weilt er? Im kalten, im schaurigen Land. Wo ruht er? Am Meere, auf steinigem Strand. Was treibt er? Er haschet das fliehende Glück. Was denkt er? Er sehnt sich zur Heimat zurück. O grüßt ihn, ihr Wolken, im schaurigen Land! O kühlt ihn, ihr Lüftchen, am steinigen Strand! O kränz' ihn, du falsches, treuloses Glück! Ich ruf ihn: O kehre zur Heimat zurück!
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- by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Heimat" [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 (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Wo weilt er?", S. 295 (1844), published 1860 [voice and piano], Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt [text verified 1 time]
- by Wenzeslaus Rafael Gottfried, Graf von Purgstall (1798 - 1817), "Wo weilt er? im schaurigen traurigen Land", published 1821, Wien: A. Strauß ; appeared in Denkmal auf das Grab des beyden letzten Grafen von Purgstall. Gesetzt von ihrem Freunde Joseph von Hammer [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Jelena Jermolajeva) , title 1: "Где он?", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Homeland", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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