Language: German (Deutsch) after the Swedish (Svenska)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Mein Sohn, wo willst du hin so spät?
Geh' nicht zum Wald hinaus,
Die Schwester find'st du nimmermehr,
O bleib' bei mir im Haus!
Da draußen ist's so kalt, so rauh,
Und heftig weht der Wind;
Bist ganz allein im weiten Wald,
O bleib' bei mir, mein Kind!
O Mutter, Mutter, laß mich zieh'n,
Trockne die Trän' im Blick,
Die Schwester find' ich ganz gewiß
Und bring' sie uns zurück.
Bis ich sie find', ist doch kein' Rast,
Ist doch kein' Ruhe hier;
Den Schnee und Wind bin ich gewohnt,
Bald kehr' ich heim zu dir.
Die Mutter sah ihm lange nach,
Er ging zum Wald hinaus;
Der Wind ward still, die Nacht verging,
Doch kehrt er nicht nach Haus.
Der Schnee zerschmolz, der Wind verweht',
Kam wieder Sonnenschein
Und Blüt' und Blätter überall:
Die Mutter bleib allein.
Composition:
Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Winterlied", 1888? [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó d’hivern", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Winterlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Winter song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'hiver", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 144
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
My son, where do you want to go so late?
Don’t go into the forest,
You’ll never find your sister,
O stay with me at home!
Outside it’s so cold, so raw,
And the wind blows fiercely;
You’ll be all alone in the wide forest,
O stay with me, my child!
O Mother, Mother, let me go,
Dry the tears in your eyes,
I will certainly find my sister
And bring her back to us.
Until I find her, I’ll have no peace,
And certainly no rest;
I’m used to snow and wind,
I’ll come back to you soon.
The mother watched him for a long time,
He went out into the forest;
The wind became still, the night passed,
but he still didn’t return home2.
The snow melted, the wind vanished,
Sunshine came back
Along with all the blossoms and leaves:
The mother was left alone.
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