Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Auf der Berge freien Höhen,
In der Mittagssonne Schein,
An des warmen Strahles Kräften
Zeugt Natur den goldnen Wein.
Und noch Niemand hats erkundet,
Wie die große Mutter schafft;
Unergründlich ist ihr Wirken,
Unerforschlich ihre Kraft.
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
First published in Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen. Vierzehnter Jahrgang. 1804. Herausgegeben von W.G. Becker. Leipzig, bei Christian Adolph Hempel, pages 163-164, together with Zelter's setting.
Composition:
Set to music by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832), "Punschlied", subtitle: "Im Norden zu singen", 1803, published 1803, stanzas 1-2 [ 3 voices, 2 horns ], attachment to page 163 in Becker's Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen 1804
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Punschlied", subtitle: "Im Norden zu singen", written 1803, first published 1803
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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
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Punchlied", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du punch", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Peter Rastl
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch)
Als cimadals oberts de la muntanya,
a la llum del sol de migdia,
amb la força dels càlids raigs,
produeix la natura el vi daurat.
I encara ningú ha esbrinat
la manera de fer de la gran Mare;
insondable és la seva acció,
inabastable la seva fortalesa.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2015 by Salvador Pila, (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 Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), "Punschlied", subtitle: "Im Norden zu singen", written 1803, first published 1803
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