by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit, Als durch den Wald zu dringen, Wo Drossel singt und Habicht schreit, Wo Hirsch' und Rehe springen. O säss' mein Lieb' im Wipfel grün, Tät' wie 'ne Drossel schlagen! O spräng' es, wie ein Reh' dahin, Daß ich es könnte jagen!
Note: in Kreutzer's score, there is a typo that is repeated: stanza 2, line 1 word 4 is "Leib" instead of "Lieb".
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Krinninger , "Jägerlied ", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1880 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Wiener-Neustadt, Wedl
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Jägerlied", written 1812, appears in Lieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Hunter's song", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du chasseur", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 47