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Nehm' ich die Harfe, Folgend dem Drange Süßer Gefühle, Denk' ich auch Dein. Mädchen! und glaub', es Können ja lange Ohne der Harfe Sänger nicht seyn. Wähn' ich im Liede Siedler und Klause, Burg und Turniere Wieder zu schau'n; Prangst mit Barett und Starrender Krause Du am Balkone Zwischen den Frau'n. Preis' ich der Alpen Friedliche Lüfte, Hoch ob des Thales Wildem Gebraus; Füllst du als Senninn Trillernd die Klüfte, Lachst aus dem kleinen, Hölzernen Haus. Sing' ich von schönen Wasser-Jungfrauen Einsam im Mondschein Schwimmend im See; Schwebst du bey ihnen Unten im Blauen, Streckst mir entgegen Arme von Schnee. Überall nahe Weilest, du Liebe, Mir in der Dichtung Rosigem Land', Ach, nur im Leben, Strenge und trübe, Trennt uns des Schicksal's Feindliche Hand.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Carl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner. Wien, gedruckt bey J. P. Sollinger. 1825, pages 160-162; and with Gedichte von Karl Gottfried Ritter v. Leitner. Zweite sehr vermehrte Auflage. Hannover. Victor Lohse. 1857, pages 102-103.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the capitalized word "überall" becomes "Ueberall", but this is often due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, since the lower-case version is not "ueberall", so we use "Überall".
Note: Schubert only sketched an outline of the vocal part of this song, but did neither write a title nor underlay any text. Reinhard van Hoorickx identified the poem set by Schubert and suggested a completion of Schubert's fragment.
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800 - 1890), "Sie in jedem Liede", written 1821, first published 1825 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Sie in jedem Liede" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Sie in jedem Liede", D 896A (1827), published 1988 [ voice, piano ], fragment, completed by Reinhard van Hoorickx [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Ella en cada cançó", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zij in ieder lied", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "She is in every song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ted Perry , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 126
Als ik de harp neem, volgend het dringen Van mijn gevoelens, denk ik aan jou. Meisje! En heus, wie houden van zingen Missen de snaren meestal heel gauw. Schets in een lied ik burcht en toernooien, Boeren en hutten, 'n heel feuilleton, Praal met baret jij, en stijf van de plooien, Tussen de vrouwen op het balkon. Prijs ik de Alpen, hun luchten vol vrede, Hoog boven 't dal met zijn wilde gebruis; Jij vult met trillers 't ravijn tot beneden, Lacht uit het kleine, bruinhouten huis. Zing ik van mooie waterjonkvrouwen, Eenzaam in 't maanlicht zwemmend in 't meer, Jij zweeft dan bij hen, diep in het blauwe, Strekt uit naar mij toe armen van sneeuw. Overal ben jij, liefste, dicht bij mij, Heerlijke fee in 't poëtische land, Ach, slechts in 't leven, hard en vol ontij, Scheidt ons steeds noodlots kwalijke hand!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2011 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800 - 1890), "Sie in jedem Liede", written 1821, first published 1825
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-04
Line count: 40
Word count: 146