by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Der Berghirt
 (Sung text for setting by J. Bürde)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE FRE ITA NOR SPA
Wenn auf dem höchsten Fels ich steh',
In's tiefe Thal hernieder seh'
Und singe,

Fern aus dem tiefen dunkeln Thal
Schwingt sich empor der Wiederhall
Der Klüfte.

Je weiter meine Stimme dringt,
Je heller sie mir wiederklingt
Von unten.

Mein Liebchen wohnt so fern von mir,
Drum sehn' ich mich so heiß nach ihr
Hinüber!

Viel steile Berge vor mir stehn,
Die Flüsse schäumend sich ergehn
Im Thale.

Der Aar sich in die Wolken schwingt,
Die Gemse durch die Klüfte springt
Hinüber!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-6 of the original text.

First published in Urania (see above) as the second poem of Ländliche Lieder, with each two consecutive stanzas combined into one with six lines.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The mountain shepherd", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Covadonga González Bernardo) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 30
Word count: 143

Cuando sobre la más alta roca estoy
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Bürde)
 See original
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Cuando sobre la más alta roca estoy,
Hacia el profundo valle miro,
Y canto:

Lejos, desde el profundo oscuro valle
Se eleva hacia arriba el eco
De los abismos.

Cuanto más lejos mi voz llega,
Más clara me retorna
Desde abajo.

Mi amada vive tan lejos de mí,
Por eso la anhelo tan ardientemente
Allí (donde esté).

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-6 of the original text.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2019 by Covadonga González Bernardo, (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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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 57