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Es war ein Knabe gezogen
Wohl in die Welt hinaus,
Und ob ihm sein Schatz gewogen,
Das Glück, das Glück war aus.
Er wanderte weit
In Sommerzeit
Wenn am Walde die Rosen blühn.
...
Das Mägdlein barg seine Klagen
Im stillen Kämmerlein,
Und durfte sie's Keinem sagen,
Sie hoffte jahraus, jahrein.
Sah über die Haid'
In Sommerzeit,
Wenn am Walde die Rosen blühn.
Es kam ein Reiter geflogen,
Seine Locken wehten im Wind:
Und bist du mir noch gewogen,
Herzallerliebstes Kind?
Vergiß das Leid
In Sommerzeit,
Wenn am Walde, die Rosen blühn!
Er hielt sie in seinen Armen,
Ihr Herz in Wonne schlug,
Und hatte die Welt nicht Erbarmen,
Die Liebe war stark genug!
Und da lachten sie Beid'
Wie die Sommerzeit,
Wenn am Walde die Rosen blühn!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-5 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Heimkehr", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 65, published 1896, stanzas 1,3-5 [ ssaa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), no title, appears in Hans Haidekuckuck, in 7. Die Nachbarsgärten, Berlin: Verlag von Heinrich Schindler, first published 1855
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2019-01-02
Line count: 35
Word count: 168
A young lad had travelled
Out into the world,
And though his darling was favourably inclined to him,
Good fortune, good fortune was gone.
He wandered far
In summertime
When the roses bloom along the forest.
...
The maiden concealed her lamenting
In her quiet chamber,
And though she could tell no one,
She kept hoping year after year.
Gazed over the heath
In summertime
When the roses bloom along the forest.
A rider came a-flying,
His curls blew in the wind,
And are you still favourably inclined to me,
Most beloved child?
Forget your distress
In summertime,
When the roses bloom along the forest!
He held her in his arms,
Her heart beat in rapture,
And though the world had no mercy,
Love was strong enough!
And they both laughed
Like summertime,
When the roses bloom along the forest.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-5 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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 Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), no title, appears in Hans Haidekuckuck, in 7. Die Nachbarsgärten, Berlin: Verlag von Heinrich Schindler, first published 1855
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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-15
Line count: 35
Word count: 184