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Die Heide ist braun, einst blühte sie roth,
Die Birke ist kahl, grün war einst ihr Kleid; --
Einst ging ich zu zwein, jetzt geh' ich allein, --
Weh über den Herbst und die lieblose Zeit!
O weh, o weh,
Weh über den Herbst und die lieblose Zeit!
...
Die Welt ist so öd', einst war sie so schön,
Einst war ich so reich, jetzt bin ich voll Noth; --
Einst ging ich zu zwein, jetzt geh' ich allein; --
Mein Lieb ist falsch, o wäre sie todt!
O weh, o weh,
Mein Lieb ist falsch, o wäre sie todt!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Die Haide ist braun", op. 31 no. 3 (1867), stanzas 1,4 [ voice and piano ], from Waldlieder = Skogsånger, no. 3, Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, also set in Swedish (Svenska)
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), "Die Haide ist braun", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 1. Junge Lieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 24
Word count: 189
The heath is brown, once it bloomed red,
The birch is bare, its garb was green once; --
Once I walked as a twosome, now I walk alone, --
Woe to autumn and the loveless times!
Oh woe, oh woe,
Woe to autumn and the loveless times!
...
The world is so desolate, once it was so beautiful,
I was once so rich, now I am full of misery; --
Once I walked as a twosome, now I walk alone, --
My love is false, oh that I were dead!
Oh woe, oh woe,
My love is false, oh that I were dead!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), "Die Haide ist braun", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 1. Junge Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 200