Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes | Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes

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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Hoch, hoch sind die Berge

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Hoch, hoch sind die Berge,
Und steil ist ihr Pfad;
Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser
Und rieseln ins Kraut.

O Mutter, o Mutter,
Schön Mütterlein du!
Dort, dort in die Berge,
Mit den Gipfeln so stolz
Da ging eines Morgens
Mein süßester Freund.
Wohl rief ich zurück ihn
Mit Zeichen und Wort,
Wohl winkt' ich mit allen
Fünf Fingern zurück --
Die Brunnen sprüh'n Wasser
Und rieseln ins Kraut.

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² Schumann: "Wohl rief ich zurück ihn/ mit Zeichen und Wort."

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 69

Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Hautes, hautes sont les montagnes,
Escarpé est le sentier,
L'eau y jaillit des fontaines
Et ruisselle dans l'herbe.

Ô  mère, Ô  mère
Toi, jolie petite mère,
Là‑bas, là‑bas, dans les montagnes
Aux si fiers sommets
S'en est allé un matin
Mon ami le plus cher.
Je l'ai bien appelé à revenir,
Avec mots et gestes
Je lui ai bien fait signe de revenir
De ma main grande ouverte.
Les eaux jaillissent des sources
Et coulent dans l'herbe.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 83
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Pedro de Padilla (flourished 16th century), "La sierra es alta"
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general view

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 79