Upon a green hill | Upon a green hill

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by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Auf einem grünen Hügel

(Sung text for setting by C. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG ENG FRE

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:

Clara Schumann

Sechs Lieder

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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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 100

Upon a green hill

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Schumann)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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.

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