by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Der Elfenritt See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Durch den Wald im Mondenscheine Sah ich jüngst die Elfen reiten; Ihre Hörner hört' ich klingen, Ihre Glöcklein hört' ich läuten. Ihre weißen Rößlein trugen Goldnes Hirschgeweih und flogen Rasch dahin; wie wilde Schwäne Kam es durch die Luft gezogen. Lächelnd nickte mir die Kön'gin, Lächelnd im Vorüberreiten. Galt das meiner neuen Liebe, Oder soll es Tod bedeuten?
Composition:
- Set to music by Jeannette Antonie Bürde, née Milder (c1799 - 1875), "Der Elfenritt", op. 7 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1, published 1850 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Magdeburg: Verlag der Heinrichshofen'schen Musikalien-Handlung
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 32
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Marty Lucas) , "New love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Nicola Sfredda) , "Nuovo amore (Nella foresta, al chiaro di luna)", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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