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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Vom Berge
 (Sung text for setting by E. Smyth)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Da unten wohnte sonst mein Lieb,
Die ist jetzt schon begraben,
Der Baum noch vor der Türe blieb,
Wo wir gesessen haben.

Stets muß ich nach dem Hause sehn
Und seh doch nichts vor Weinen
Und wollt' ich auch hinuntergehn,
Ich stürb' dort so alleine!

Composition:

    Set to music by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Vom Berge", op. 3 (Lieder und Balladen für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Vom Berge", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2022
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

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