by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
Wo weilt er? Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wo weilt er? Im kalten, im schaurigen Land. Wo ruht er? Am Meere, auf steinigem Strand. Was treibt er? Er haschet das fliehende Glück. Was denkt er? Er sehnt sich zur Heimat zurück. O grüßt ihn, ihr Wolken, im schaurigen Land! O kühlt ihn, ihr Lüftchen, am steinigen Strand! O kränz' ihn, du falsches, treuloses Glück! Ich ruf ihn: O kehre zur Heimat zurück!
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Wo weilt er?", S. 295 (1844), published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Heimat"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Jelena Jermolajeva) , "Где он?", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 65