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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Es steht ein hoher, schroffer Fels
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Es steht ein hoher, schroffer Fels,
Darum die Adler fliegen,
Doch wagt sich keiner drauf herab,
Den Drachen sehen sie liegen.

In alten Mauern liegt er dort
Mit seinem goldnen Kamme,
Er rasselt mit der Schuppenhaut,
Er hauchet Dampf und Flamme.

Der Jüngling, ohne Schwert und Schild,
Ist keck hinaufgedrungen,
Die Arme wirft er um die Schlang
Und hält sie fest umrungen.

Er küßt sie dreimal in den Schlund,
Da muß der Zauber weichen,
Er hält im Arm ein holdes Weib,
Das schönst' in allen Reichen.

Die herrliche, gekrönte Braut
Hat er am Herzen liegen,
Und aus den alten Trümmern ist
Ein Königsschloß gestiegen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), no title, appears in Der Königssohn, no. 7 [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 Lothar Kempter (1844 - 1918), "Der Königssohn", op. 45, published 190-? [ men's chorus a cappella ], Mainz, Ebling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Der Königssohn II", op. 64, Heft 2 no. 11, KWV 9108 no. 11, published [1825/26] [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Romanzen mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 11, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Es steht ein hoher, schroffer Fels", op. 116 no. 5 (1851), published 1853 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from Der Königssohn, no. 5, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The king's son", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 104

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