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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 fern von mir,
Drum sehn' ich mich so heiß nach ihr
Hinüber!
...
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.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,9-10 of the original text.
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 Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813 - 1889), "Der Berghirt", op. 39 no. 2, stanzas 1-4,9-10 [ vocal duet with piano ]
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.
...
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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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,9-10 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- 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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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-01
Line count: 30
Word count: 137