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Wenn auf dem höchsten Fels ich steh', In's tiefe Thal hernieder seh' Und singe, Fern aus dem tiefen dunkeln Thal Schwingt sich empor der Wiederhall Der Klüfte. Je weiter meine Stimme dringt, Je heller sie mir wiederklingt Von unten. Mein Liebchen wohnt so weit von mir, Drum sehn' ich mich so heiß nach ihr Hinüber! Viel steile Berge vor mir stehn, Die Flüsse schäumend sich ergehn Im Thale. Der Aar sich in die Wolken schwingt, Die Gemse durch die Klüfte springt Hinüber! Die Wolken ruhen auf der Höh', Und durch die Nebel glänzt der Schnee Der Gipfel. Je stolzer mir mein Mädchen thut, Je höher steigt empor mein Muth In Liebe. Ein Glöckchen klingt im stillen Thal, Die Essen rauchen überall Im Dorfe. Ach, Mädchen, Mädchen, nimm mich bald! Es ist so öd', es ist so kalt Hier oben.
First published in Urania (see above) as the second poem of Ländliche Lieder, with each two consecutive stanzas combined into one with six lines.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen", D 965 (1828), published 1830 [ voice, piano, clarinet ], note: the title in Catalan : "El pastor damunt la roca"; Dutch: "De herder op de rots" ; English: "The shepherd on the rock"; French: "Le pâtre sur le rocher", Norwegian: "Gjeteren på klippen", Spanish: "El pastor en la roca"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Der Berghirt", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Ländliche Lieder, first published 1822
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The mountain shepherd", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Covadonga González Bernardo) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 30
Word count: 143
Quando sto sulla rupe più alta, guardo giù in fondo alla valle e canto. Lontano dalla profonda vallata oscura Si leva l'eco Delle gole. Ma più lontano arriva la mia voce, e più chiara mi torna l'eco dal basso. Il mio amore sta tanto lontano, e io la desidero così ardentemente di là. Molte ripide montagne mi si ergono davanti, e spumeggianti fiumi si diramano nella valle. L' aquila si lancia fra le nubi, Il camoscio balza fra i crepacci, di là! Le nubi riposano sulle alture, e attraverso la nebbia riluce la neve delle vette. Sempre più superba è con me la mia fanciulla, sempre di più cresce nel mio animo l'amore. Una campanella risuona nella valle silenziosa, Fumano dappertutto i camini Nel villaggio. Ah, fanciulla, fanciulla, abbracciami presto! E' tutto così freddo e desolato Quassù.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Der Berghirt", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Ländliche Lieder, first published 1822
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