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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.
Vom Berg der Hirtenknab!
...
Der Berg, der ist mein Eigentum,
Da ziehn die Stürme rings herum,
Und heulen sie von Nord und Süd,
So überschallt sie doch mein Lied.
Ich bin der Knab' vom Berge.
Vom Berg der Hirtenknab!
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.
Vom Berg der Hirtenknab!
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.
Vom Berg der Hirtenknab!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-5 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:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Des Knaben Berglied", op. 79 no. 8[9] (1849), published 1849, stanzas 1,3-5 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 8[9], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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
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,
The shepherd lad from the mountain!
...
The mountain, it belongs to me,
There the storms travel all around,
And though they howl from north and south,
My song nevertheless drowns them out.
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 1,3-5 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- 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