Aan Anna II | Niet in 't bergdal waar eens mijn wieg stond

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Nicht im Tale der süßen Heimat

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Nicht im Tale der süßen Heimat,
Beim Gemurmel der Silberquelle -
Bleich getragen aus dem Schlachtfeld
Denk' ich dein, du süßes Leben!

All die Freunde sind gefallen,
Sollt' ich weilen hier der eine?
Nein! schon naht der bleiche Bote,
Der mich leitet zur süßen Heimat.

Flecht ins Haar den Kranz der Hochzeit,
Halt bereit die Brautgewande
Und die vollen, duft'gen Schalen:
Denn wir kehren alle wieder
In das Tal der süßen Heimat.

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• R. Schumann

R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-2

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Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, in Episteln, no. 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An Anna II", 1827-28, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 7, first published in 1893 by Brahms in the supplement of the old Schumann-Gesamtausgabe [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A Anna II", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan Anna II", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To Anna", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Anna II", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 71

Aan Anna II

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Niet in 't bergdal waar eens mijn wieg stond,
Bij 't gemurmel van zilveren bronnen --
Bleek gedragen van het slagveld
Denk ik aan¹ jou, o heerlijk leven!

Alle vrienden zijn gevallen,
Zou ik blijven hier als enige?
Neen! Reeds komt de bleke bode,
Die mij wegleidt naar 't heerlijk thuisland.

Vlecht in 't haar de krans ter bruiloft,
Houd gereed de bruidsgewaden
En de geur'ge volle schalen:
Want wij zullen allen keren
Terug naar 't dal in 't heerlijk thuisland.

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¹ Denk ik aan: het best te zingen op een triool

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte, in Episteln, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-19
Line count: 13
Word count: 80