When the wind blows this coldly

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Winterreise

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Bei diesem kalten Wehen 
Sind alle Strassen leer,
Die Wasser stille stehen; 
Ich aber schweif' einher,

Die Sonne scheint so trübe, 
Muss früh hinuntergehn,
Erloschen ist die Liebe,
Die Lust kann nie bestehn.

Nun ist der Wald zu Ende, 
Am Dorfe mach' ich Halt,
Und wärm' mir meine Hände,
Bleibt auch das Herze kalt.

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Winterreise", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 6, first published 1815

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Voyage d'hiver", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

Winter journey

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When the wind blows this coldly
All the streets are empty,
The waters stand still;
But I rove about,

The sun shines so blearily,
Early it must sink,
Love has been extinguished,
Joy can never persist.

Now the forest  ...  lies behind me,
I stop in the village,
And I warm my hands,
Even though my heart remains cold.

Translated titles:
"Winterreise" = "Winter journey"
"Die Winterreise" = "The winter journey"
"Bei diesem kalten Wehen" = "When the wind blows this coldly"
"Wanderlied im Winter" = "Winter wandering song"
"Das verwaiste Kind" = "The orphaned child"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Winterreise", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 6, first published 1815
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 61