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Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, im Waldes Revier;
Dort jagt es den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh!
Leb' wohl, mein Hochland, mein heimischer Ort!
Die Wiege der Freiheit, des Muthes ist dort.
Wohin ich auch wandre, wo immer ich bin:
Auf die Berg', auf die Berge zieht es mich hin!
Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, bedecket mit Schnee!
Lebt wohl, ihr Thäler, voll Blumen und Klee!
Lebt wohl, ihr Wälder, bemoostes Gestein,
Ihr stürzenden Bächlein im farbigen Schein!
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, im Waldes Revier;
Dort jagt es den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh;
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,1 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hochländers Abschied", op. 25 no. 13 (1840), published 1840, stanzas 1-3,1 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 13, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland"
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Comiat de l'home de la terra alta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Afscheidslied van de Hooglander", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu aux Highlands", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 135
My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the highlands, on the forested hunting-grounds;
There it chases the elk and pursues the deer;
My heart's in the highlands, wherever I roam!
Farewell, my highlands, my native scene
The cradle of freedom, of courage is found there.
Wherever I may wander, wherever I may be:
To the mountains, to the mountains I am drawn!
Farewell, you mountains, covered in snow!
Farewell, you valleys, full of flowers and clover!
Farewell, you forests, mossy rocks,
You brooklets plunging in colourful sheen!
My heart's in the highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the highlands, on the forested hunting-grounds;
There it chases the elk and pursues the deer;
My heart's in the highlands, wherever I roam!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,1 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 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 Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland"
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 129