The shepherd's winter song | O winter, wicked winter

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Andrew Hudson

Hirtenlied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

O Winter, schlimmer Winter,
Wie ist die Welt so klein!
Du drängst uns all' in die Täler,
In die engen Hütten hinein.

Und geh' ich auch vorüber
An meiner Liebsten Haus,
Kaum sieht sie mit dem Köpfchen
Zum kleinen Fenster heraus.

Und nehm ich's Herz in die Hände
Und geh hinauf ins Haus:
Sie sitzt zwischen Vater und Mutter,
Schaut kaum zu den Äuglein heraus.

O Sommer, schöner Sommer,
Wie wird die Welt so weit!
Je höher man steigt auf die Berge,
Je weiter sie sich verbreit't.

 ... 

Und halt' ich dich in den Armen
Auf freien Bergeshöh'n:
Wir seh'n in die weiten Lande,
Und werden doch nicht geseh'n.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,6 of the original text.

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Des Hirten Winterlied", written 1810, appears in Lieder

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Andrew Hudson) , "The shepherd's winter song", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chant d'hiver du pâtre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
RUS Russian (Русский) (Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov) , "Пастушья песня"

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Line count: 24
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The shepherd's winter song

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

O winter, wicked winter,
Your world is oh so small!
You crowd us into the valleys,
In tiny cabins all.

And even if I wander past
My sweetheart's house, by chance,
She hardly casts, with tiny head,
Through tiny window a glance.

And if I buck up my courage
And visit her house on high,
She sits between father and mother
And hardly opens her eyes.

O summer, lovely summer,
How wide becomes the world!
The higher one climbs up the mountains,
The farther it lies unfurled.

 ... 

And I'll take you in my arms then
On mountain top so free:
We'll gaze in the broadening landscape,
But us not a soul will see.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4,6 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Andrew Hudson, (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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