In der Fremde | Aus der Heimat hinter den Blitzen rot

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Aus der Heimat hinter den Blitzen rot

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA NOR POR SPA SPA SPA

Aus der Heimat hinter den Blitzen rot
Da kommen die Wolken her,
Aber Vater und Mutter sind lange tot,
Es kennt mich dort keiner mehr.

Wie bald, wie bald kommt die stille Zeit,
Da ruhe ich auch, und über mir
Rauschet die schöne Waldeinsamkeit,
Und keiner mehr kennt mich auch hier.

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• J. Brahms • H. Eisler • R. Schumann

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "In der Fremde", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer, first appeared in the novella "Viel Lärmen um nichts" (1833) [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "In der Fremde", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge für Tenor oder Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 5 (1852), published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Otto Claudius (1795 - 1877), "Aus der Heimath", op. 38 (6 Lieder. 2. Heft) no. 4, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]
by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Erinnerung an Eichendorff und Schumann", 1943, stanza 1, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 36 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Lewy (1823 - 1883), "In der Fremde", op. 54 no. 9, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
by Anna Mier, Gräfin , "In der Fremde", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, Wessely [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "In der Fremde", op. 39 no. 1 (1840), published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Liederkreis von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, no. 1, Wien, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]

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