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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Heimkehr
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA
O brich nicht, Steg, du zitterst sehr!
O stürz' nicht, Fels, du dräuest schwer!
Welt, geh' nicht unter, Himmel, fall' nicht ein,
Bis ich mag bei der Liebsten sein!

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Heimkehr", op. 7 no. 6 (1851), published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Heimkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 9, first published 1815

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Naar huis terug", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 30

Naar huis terug
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)
 See original
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
O, breek niet, brug, je trilt zozeer!
O, zware rots, val toch niet neer!
Blijf draaien, wereld, hemel, stort niet in,
Tot ik ben bij die ik bemin!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Heimkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 9, first published 1815
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 28

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