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Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier! Mein Herz ist im Hochland, im wald'gen Revier! Da jag' ich das Rothwild, da folg' ich dem Reh, Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wo immer ich geh'. Mein Norden, mein Hochland, lebt wohl, ich muß ziehn! Du Wiege von Allem, was stark und was kühn! Doch, wo ich auch wandre und wo ich auch bin, Nach den Hügeln des Hochlands steht allzeit mein Sinn! Lebt wohl, ihr Gebirge mit Häuptern voll Schnee, Ihr Schluchten, ihr Thäler, du schäumender See, Ihr Wälder, ihr Klippen, so grau und bemoos't, Ihr Ströme, die zornig durch Felsen ihr tos't! Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier! Mein Herz ist im Hochland, im wald'gen Revier! Da jag ich das Rothwild, da folg ich dem Reh, Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wo immer ich geh!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Moderne Klassiker. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte der neueren Zeit, Sechster Band, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Cassel: Ernst Balde, 1852, page 76.
Note: in Gade's score, this poem is misattributed to Wilhelm Müller.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland", appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 9[11] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 145
My heart is in the highlands, my heart is not here! My heart is in the highlands, in the forested territory! There I hunt the red deer, there I chase the doe, My heart is in the highlands wherever I may go. My northland, my highlands, farewell, I must depart! You cradle of everything that is strong and courageous! But wherever I may wander and wherever I may be, My spirit is always thinking of the hills of the highlands! Farewell, ye mountains with snow-covered peaks, Ye chasms, ye valleys, ye foaming lake, Ye forests, ye cliffs so grey and mossy, Ye torrents that roar angrily through the rocks! My heart is in the highlands, my heart is not here! My heart is in the highlands, in the forested territory! There I hunt the red deer, there I chase the doe, My heart is in the highlands wherever I may go.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Des Jägers Heimweh" = "The hunter's homesickness"
"Im Hochland" = "In the highlands"
"Mein Herz ist im Hochland" = "My heart is in the highlands"
"Mein Hochland" = "My highlands"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland", appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 9[11]
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
Go to the general view
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 153