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Auf einem grünen Hügel
Da steht ein Röslein hell,
Und wenn ich roth, roth Röslein seh' --
So roth wie lauter Liebe --
Möcht' weinen ich zur Stell'!
Auf einem grünen Hügel
Da stehn zwei Blümlein blau,
Und wenn ich blau, blau Blümlein seh' --
So blau, wie blaue Äuglein,
Durch Thränen ich sie schau'!
...
Auf einem grünen Hügel
Da singt ein Vögelein;
Mir ist's, als säng's: Wer niemals Leid --
Recht großes Leid erfahren,
Wird nie recht glücklich sein!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Confirmed with Jucunde von Hermann Rollett, Leipzig, Verlag von Otto Wigand, 1853, pages 61-62.Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896), "Auf einem grünen Hügel", op. 23 no. 4, published 1856, stanzas 1-2,4 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904), no title, appears in Jucunde, first published 1853
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Damunt d’un verd tossal", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "Upon a green, green hillock", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Upon a green hill", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur une colline verte", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 100
Upon a green hill
There grows a bright rose,
And when I see the red, red rose --
As red as pure love --
I could weep on the spot!
Upon a green hill
There grow two little blue flowers,
And when I see the blue, blue flowers --
As blue as blue eyes,
I gaze upon them through tears!
...
Upon a green hill
There sings a little bird;
It seems to me as if it sings: he who has never
Experienced pain, truly great pain,
Shall never be truly happy!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904), no title, appears in Jucunde, first published 1853
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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-24
Line count: 20
Word count: 114