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Grüner und grüner Matten und Feld! Froher das Leben, schöner die Welt! Fort aus der Sorge düsterem Thal Hin in des Frühlings sonnigen Saal! Bunter die Blumen, süßer der Duft, Heitrer der Himmel, frischer die Luft! Sieh, wie die Gemse hüpft und das Reh! Schau, wie der Bach hinrauscht in den See! Zu der Lawine dumpfem Getön Hallen Schalmeien lieblich und schön. Hüllet der Nebel die Täler hier ein, Oben ist Freud', ist sonniger Schein. Drüben und droben wär' ich so gern! Thäler und Berge, wie seid ihr so fern! Ach und wie fern ist Frieden und Ruh'! Ach und wie ferne, Liebe, bist du! Träumend nur seh' ich Rosen noch blühn, Träumend der Alpen Zinken nur glühn. Thäler und Berge, wie seid ihr so fern! Drüben und droben, ja droben wär' ich so gern!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Neunte Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, page 304. Appears in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4.
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Des Älplers Heimweh", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- misattributed to Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) and by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Italien", op. 8 (Zwölf Gesänge [note: this is Felix Mendelssohn's opus, in which three songs were composed by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 3 (<<1825), note: this was first published under Felix Mendelssohn's name
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'enyorança del nadiu dels Alps", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2021
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Groener en groener weiden en veld, Blijer het leven, zo mooi verteld! Weg uit de zorgen, ‘t duistere dal, Op naar de lente, ’t zonnige bal! Bonter de bloemen, zoeter de vrucht, Stralender hemel, frisser de lucht! Zie, hoe daar hupp’len gemsbok en ree, Kijk, hoe de beek daar wild stroomt naar zee! Bij de lawine, ’t doffe gedreun, Klinkt van schalmeien lieflijk de deun. Maken de nevels dalen hier dicht, Boven is ’t vrij, is heerlijk mooi licht. Ginds en daarboven zou ‘k zo graag zijn! Dalen en bergen, je missen doet pijn! Ach, en hoe ver is vrede voor mij, Ach, en hoe ver weg, liefde, ben jij! Dromend slechts zie ‘k nog rozen in bloei, Dromend nog Alpen in zongegloei. Dalen en bergen, je missen doet pijn! Ginds en daarboven zou 'k zo graag zijn!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Des Älplers Heimweh", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2021-01-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 138