by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Wie lieblicher Klang!
O Lerche! dein Sang,
Er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne.
Du nimmst mich von hier,
Ich singe mit dir,
Wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.

O Lerche! du neigst
Dich nieder, du schweigst,
Du sinkst in die blühenden Auen.
Ich schweige zumal
Und sinke zuthal,
Ach! tief in Moder und Grauen.

Note: modern German would change the spelling "zuthal" to "zutal" or "zu Tal"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Donald George) , no title, copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du prisonnier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Tinelot Wittermans , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58