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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille
Der Bote
Language: German (Deutsch)
Am [Himmelsgrund schießen]1 So lustig die Stern', Dein Schatz läßt dich grüßen Aus weiter, weiter Fern' ! Hat eine Zither gehangen An der Thür unbeacht't, Der Wind ist gegangen Durch die Saiten bei Nacht. Schwang sich auf dann vom Gitter Über die Berge, übern Wald -- Mein Herz ist die Zither, Gibt ein'n fröhlichen Schall.
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Research team for this text: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Halle an der Saale: Druck und Verlag von Otto Hendel, [no year], page 141.
1 Bohm: "Himmelsgrunde schienen"; further changes may exist not shown above.Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Bote", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [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 Emil Bohm , "Der Bote", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Eyken (1861 - 1908), "Der Bote", op. 24 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Verlag Dreililien [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Der Bote", op. 19 (6 Gesänge von Burns und Eichendorff für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Der Bote", op. 8 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Der Bote", op. 29 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Konrad Heubner (1860 - 1905), "Der Bote", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Der Bote ", op. 30 (Zwölf Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1883 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Der Bote", op. 57 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Der Bote", op. 47 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 7 (1906) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Lohse (1858 - 1925), "Der Bote", published 1910 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Mansfeldt , "Der Bote", published 1900 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Drei Gedichte als Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Der Bote", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1888/9), published 1894 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Der Bote", op. 9 (Lieder nach Gedichten von Eichendorff's) no. 1 (1885), published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst von Stockhausen , "Der Bote", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben elegische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Der Bote", op. 27 no. 8, published 1891 [ four-part women's chorus and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor mit (willkürlicher) Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le messager", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55
Le messager
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
À travers le fond du ciel brillent Si joyeusement les étoiles, Ton trésor t'envoie son salut, Depuis le lointain, le lointain ! Comme si une cithare était accrochée À la porte, inaperçue, Le vent souffle À travers les cordes dans la nuit. Alors cela sonne hors de la grille, Au-dessus des montagnes, au-dessus de la forêt -- Mon cœur est la cithare, Il émet un son joyeux.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Bote", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 66