by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
In Welschland
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hier unter welschen Bäumen, Orangen und Zitronen, Wie süß ist's hier zu wohnen, Wie süß ist's hier zu träumen! Wie süß ist's hier zu träumen Von goldnen Jugendspielen, Wo tausend Wunder fielen Auf uns von allen Bäumen! Wie süß, die Zeit verträumen, Gewiegt vom Arm der Liebe, Und all das Weltgetriebe, Den Haß und Neid versäumen! Die Zeit scheint auch zu säumen, Versunken in Entzücken. Wen Götter so beglücken, Darf ewig jung sich träumen. Wie süß ist's hier zu träumen, Wie süß ist's hier zu wohnen, Im Dufte von Zitronen Und von Orangenbäumen!
Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 85.
Note for stanza 4, line 3, word 1: this word was erroneously rendered as "Wenn" in the first publication of Lang's song and has been corrected to "Wen". No song manuscript has this error.
Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "In Welschland", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "In Welschland", op. 23 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 (1849), published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart: Verlag der Ebner'schen Kunst- und Musikhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "In Welschland", 1855?, published 2008 [ voice, violoncello, and piano ], München: Strube Verlag, incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In Italy", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En Italie", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-12-07
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