by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is...
Language: English
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here: My heart's in the Highlands, a chasing the deer; [Chasing]1 the wild deer, and following the roe -- My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go. Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birthplace of valour, the country of worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I love. Farewell to the mountains high [cover’d]2 with snow; Farewell to the straths and green [valleys]3 below; Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods; Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods. My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands a chasing the deer; [Chasing]1 the wild deer, and following the roe -- My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with The Works of Robert Burns, London: T. Tegg, Cheapside; C. Daly, Red Lion Square, MDCCCXL, page 384.
1 Arditti: "A-chasing"2 Arditti: "covered"
3 Gade: "vallies" (typo?)
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "Mé srdce je v horách"
- POL Polish (Polski) (Jan Kasprowicz) , "Me serce jest w górach", Warsaw, first published 1907
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 131
Mein Herz ist im Hochland Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier; Mein Herz ist im Hochland, in Waldes Revier; Dort jagt es den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh; Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh! Leb' wohl, mein Hochland, mein heimischer Nord! Die Wiege der Freiheit, des Muthes ist dort. Wohin ich auch wandre, wo immer ich bin: Auf die Berg', auf die Berge zieht es mich hin! Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, bedecket mit Schnee! Lebt wohl, ihr Thäler, voll Blumen und Klee! Lebt wohl, ihr Wälder, bemoostes Gestein, Ihr stürzenden Bächlein in farbigen Schein! Mein Herz ist im Hochland, mein Herz ist nicht hier; Mein Herz, liebe Heimath, ist immer bei dir! Es jaget den Hirsch und verfolget das Reh; Mein Herz ist im Hochland, wohin ich auch geh!
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Fesca (1820 - 1849), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland", op. 21 (3 Gedichte von Robert Burns) no. 1, published 1822 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Mein Herz ist im Hochland"
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart's in the Highlands"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Comiat de l'home de la terra alta", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Afscheidslied van de Hooglander", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu aux Highlands", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 131