by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Lerchengesang See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie lieblicher Klang!
O Lerche! dein Sang,
Er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne.
Du nimmst mich von hier,
Ich singe mit dir,
Wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.
...
Note: modern German would change the spelling "zuthal" to "zutal" or "zu Tal"
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Lerchengesang", alternate title: "Kanon", op. 48 no. 4 (1839), stanza 1 [ chorus ], from Der erste Frühlingstag - Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Lied des Gefangenen", written 1806, appears in Lieder
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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
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donald George) , no title, copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du prisonnier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Tinelot Wittermans , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58