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  Im tiefen Wald verborgen,
Da steht des Försters Haus,
Im tiefen Wald verborgen.
Da schaut an jedem Morgen
Sein Töchterlein heraus.

  Der Vater und die Tochter,
Die machen Alles wund,
Der Vater trifft das Hirschlein,
Die Tochter trifft die Bürschlein
Tief in des Herzens Grund.

First published in Morgenblatt für gebildete Leser, 1833.

Composition:

Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Im tiefen Wald verborgen", op. 2 no. 4 (1888/9), published 1893, stanzas 2-3 [ voice and piano ], Koblenz, A. Metzger

Text Authorship:

• by August Schnezler (1809 - 1853), "Waldhornruf", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wolken und Sterne der Jugendzeit (1828-1838), in Waldblätter, no. 4, first published 1833

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