Halte | Chez un hôte délicieux

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Einkehr

(Sung text for setting by L. Lenz)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Bei einem Wirte, wundermild,
Da war ich jüngst zu Gaste,
Ein gold'ner Apfel war sein Schild
An einem langen Aste.

Es war der gute Apfelbaum,
Bei dem ich eingekehret,
Mit süsser Kost und frischem Schaum
Hat er mich wohl genähret.

Es kamen in sein grünes Haus
Viel leichtbeschwingte Gäste;
Sie sprangen frei und hielten Schmaus
Und sangen auf das Beste.

Ich fand ein Bett zu guter Ruh
Auf weichen grünen Matten;
Der Wirt, er deckte selbst mich zu
Mit seinem kühlen Schatten.

Nun fragt' ich um die Schuldigkeit,
Da schüttelt' er den Wipfel.
Gesegnet sei er allezeit
Von der Wurzel bis zum Gipfel.

Note for R. Strauss's 1871 setting: his father corrected three words in the manuscript as follows:
Stanza 1, line 4: "langen" became "grünen"
Stanza 2, line 3: "süsser" became "frischer"
Stanza 4, line 4: "kühlen" became "grünen"

Composition:

Leopold Lenz

Frühlings- und Wanderlieder von Uhland mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Einkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 8, first published 1815

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Stopping at an inn", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Halte", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 107

Halte

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Lenz)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Chez un hôte délicieux
Je m'étais récemment invité,
Son enseigne était une pomme d'or
Au bout d'une longue branche.

C'était un bon pommier
Chez qui je m'étais arrêté,
De doux manger et frais jus
Il m'a bien nourri.

Dans sa verte maison venaient
De nombreux hôtes à l'aile légère ;
Ils batifolaient, se régalaient
Et chantaient au mieux.

Je trouvai un lit pour un doux repos
Sur un vert et moelleux tapis ;
L'hôte lui‑même me couvrait
De son ombre fraîche.

Quand je demandai combien je devais
Il secoua la cime.
Qu'il soit béni à jamais,
Des racines au sommet.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Einkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 8, first published 1815
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
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Word count: 98