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Am Wildbach die Weiden, Die schwanken Tag und Nacht. Die Liebe von uns beiden Hat Gott so fest gemacht. Am Wildbach die Weiden, Die haben nicht Wort und Ton. Wenn sich die Augen besprechen, So wissen die Herzen davon.
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- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von Blindekuh, first published 1850 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen III", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 9 (1859-60?), published 1867 [SSAA chorus with optional piano], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , title 1: "The willows on the Wildbach", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
De wilgen bij de stortbeek, Zij zwiepen dag en nacht, De liefde van ons tweeën Gaf God juist rust en kracht. De wilgen bij de stortbeek, Die hebben noch klank noch woord. Als onze ogen spreken, Dan zijn onze harten akkoord.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von Blindekuh, first published 1850
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 41