I am the shepherd lad from the mountain

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Des Knaben Berglied

(Sung text for setting by C. Faisst)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich bin vom Berg der Hirtenknab,
Seh auf die Schlösser all herab. 
Die Sonne strahlt am ersten hier,
Am längsten weilet sie bei mir,
Ich bin der Knab' vom Berge.

Hier ist des Stromes Mutterhaus,
Ich trink' ihn frisch vom Stein heraus,
Er braust am Fels in wildem Lauf,
Ich fang' ihn mit den Armen auf.
Ich bin der Knab' vom Berge.

 ... 

Sind Blitz und Donner unter mir,
So steh' ich hoch im Blauen hier;
Ich kenne sie und rufe zu:
Laßt meines Vaters Haus in Ruh!
Ich bin der Knab' vom Berge.

Und wann die Sturmglock' einst erschallt,
Manch Feuer auf den Bergen wallt,
Dann steig' ich nieder, tret' ins Glied
Und schwing' mein Schwert und sing' mein Lied:
Ich bin der Knab' vom Berge.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

Note: Hecht inserts one or more "la" syllables at the ends of the following lines: stanza 1 lines 1 and 2; stanza 2 lines 1,2,5; and stanza 5 line 5.

Composition:

Clara Mathilda Faisst

BLB

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Knaben Berglied", written 1806, appears in Lieder

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chant montagnard du garçon", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 168

The mountain‑song of the young lad

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Faisst)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I am the shepherd lad from the mountain,
I gaze down upon all the castles.
The sun shines the soonest here,
And it tarries the longest here with me,
I am the lad from the mountain!

Here is the cradle of the river,
I drink from it where it springs freshly from the rocks,
It rushes along the cliff in a wild torrent,
I catch it in my arms.
I am the lad from the mountain!

 ... 

If thunder and lightning be below,
Here I stand high in the blue;
I know them and I call to them:
Let my father's house alone!
I am the lad from the mountain!

And when the storm-bell ring out sometime in the future,
When many a fire rages upon the mountains,
Then I shall descend and take my place in the ranks
And swing my sword and sing my song:
I am lad from the mountain!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Knaben Berglied", written 1806, appears in Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 25
Word count: 187