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Durch schwankende Wipfel Schießt goldener Strahl, Tief unter den Gipfeln Das nebliche Tal. Fern hallt es vom Schlosse, Das Waldhorn ruft, Es wiehern die Rosse In die Luft, in die Luft! Bald Länder und Seen Bald Wolkenzug Tief schimmernd zu sehen In schwindelndem Flug, Bald Dunkel wieder Hüllt Reiter und Roß, O Lieb', o Liebe So laß mich los! - Immer weiter und weiter Die Klänge ziehn, Durch Wälder und Heiden Wohin, ach wohin? Erquickliche Frische, Süß-schaurige Lust! Hoch flattern die Büsche, Frei schlägt die Brust.
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Jagdlied", op. 59 no. 6 (1843) [ chorus ], from Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 6
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Anklänge, no. 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de cacera", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Hunting song", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À travers les cimes balancées", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 93
Through waving tree tops Flickers a golden beam, Far below the top Of the misty valley. Afar, echoing from the castle The hunting horn calls, The steeds whinny, Into the air, into the air! Soon lands and seas, Soon a procession of cloud, Appear to shimmer deeply In a dizzying flight. Then darkness again Veils rider and horse, O love, O love, So let me go! Still further and further The sounds carry, Through forests and fields, To where, o where? Refreshing coolness, Sweet terrifying joy! On high the thickets flutter, Freely beats the heart!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Anklänge, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 97