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by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

Der Alpenjäger
 (Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE SPA
Es donnern die Höh'n, es zittert der Steg,
Nicht grauet dem Schützen auf schwindlichem Weg.
  Er schreitet verwegen 
  Auf Feldern von Eis,
  Da pranget kein Frühling,
  Da grünet kein Reis;

Tief unter den Fußen ein nebliches Meer,
Erkennt er die Städte der Menschen nicht mehr;
  Durch den Riß nur der Wolken
  Erblickt er die Welt,
  Tief unter den Wassern 
  Das grünende Feld.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Der Alpenjäger", S. 292, from Drei Lieder aus Schillers Wilhelm Tell, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), appears in Wilhelm Tell

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El caçador dels Alps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Alpine hunter", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "The alpine hunter", first published 1911
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le chasseur des Alpes", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2008, (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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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