by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein Alphorn hör' ich schallen,
Das mich von hinnen ruft;
Tönt es aus wald'gen Hallen,
Tönet es aus blauer Luft?
...
Tönt's aus blumenreichem Tal?
Wo ich nur steh' und gehe,
Hör' ich's in süßer Qual.
Bei Spiel und frohem Reigen,
Einsam mit mir allein,
Tönt es, ohne je zu schweigen,
Tönt es tief in's Herz hinein.
Noch nie hab' ich gefunden
Den Ort, woher es schallt,
Und nimmer wird dies Herz gesunden,
bis es verhallt.
Note: in some editions of Strauss, stanza 1, line 6, word 1 is "Von" instead of "Aus".
Composition:
- Set to music by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Alphorn", JWV 68 no. 2 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from 2 Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Alphorn", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Alphorn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le cor des Alpes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il corno delle Alpi", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Michael Lee , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 86