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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Gruß aus der Ferne
 (Sung text for setting by W. Cramer)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
 ... 

Weht, weht, ihr Winde,
Bringt mir einen Gruß
Von meinem schönsten Kinde,
Darum ich trauern muß.
Küßt ihre Wangen,
Sagt ihr mein Verlangen,
Bringt ihr die Botschaft mein:
Ich lebe und sterbe dein.

Flieht, flieht ihr Lerchen
Über Berg und über Tal!
Ach, grüßt mir meine Schönste
Viel hunderttausendmal!
Flieht in den Garten,
Tut dort meiner warten,
Allwo die Treue blüht,
Ich lebe und sterbe dein.

Note: a version of the text found online has "ich leb'" instead of "muß leben" in stanza 1, line 2.

Composition:

    Set to music by W. Cramer (flourished c1848), "Gruß aus der Ferne", published 1848, stanzas 3-4 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte-Begleitung, no. 4, Mainz, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Sind wir geschieden", written c1800

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Si nous sommes séparés", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Thomas Jaenicke , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-28
Line count: 32
Word count: 138

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