Dort am nackten Hügelrücken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Dort am nackten Hügelrücken
Liegt ein Pilger matt im Sande,
Ausgezehrt vom heißen Brande
Fühlt er gläubiges Entzücken.
"Allahs Gnade ist mein Schatten,"
Spricht der Pilger, still ergeben;
"Seinem Dienst weiht' ich mein Leben,
Er auch kühlt den Todesmatten.
Einmal Mekka noch zu sehen,
War mein Wunsch, bevor ich sterbe,
Dann wollt' ich als Mahoms Erbe
Ein in seine Pforten gehen.
Doch die müden Kräfte sinken,
Ruhe sucht' ich, kann nicht weiter,
Ferne dort ziehn die Begleiter,
Mekka's heil'ge Luft zu trinken. -- --
Ist die Seele schon geschieden
Von dem müden Erdenstaube? --
Allah, deine Schattenlaube
Sendet Kühlung mir und Frieden."
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• C. Loewe C. Loewe sets stanzas 3-5
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Confirmed with Bilder des Orients von Heinrich Stieglitz, Erster Band, I. Arabien, Leipzig, bei Carl Cnobloch, 1831, pages 94-95.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Der verschmachtende Pilger", op. 10 (Wanderbilder aus Arabien), Heft 1 no. 2 (1833), published 1834, stanzas 3-5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Der verschmachtende Pilger", op. 90, Heft 1 no. 6, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], from Bilder des Orients von H. Stieglitz [I], no. 6, Berlin, Fröhlich und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Stern (1820 - 1883), "Der Verschmachtende", op. 3 no. 3, published 1840 [ low voice and piano ], from Bilder des Orients. Gedichte von H. Stigelitz für tiefe Stimme, no. 3, Leipzig, Klemm [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
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There at the naked ridge of the hill
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
There at the naked ridge of the hill
Lies a pilgrim in the sand, exhausted;
Worn out by the hot burning of the sun,
He feels devout rapture.
"Allah’s mercy is my shade,"
The pilgrim says, with quiet acquiescence;
"To his service I dedicated my life,
He shall also cool the man weary unto death.
To see Mecca once more
Before I die was my wish,
Then, as Mohammed’s heir,
To pass through the gate [into his kingdom].
But my exhausted strength sinks,
I sought rest, can go no further,
Yonder far my companions are travelling on
To imbibe the holy air of Mecca. -- --
Has my soul already departed
From the weary dust of earth? --
Allah, your shady bower
Sends me cooling and peace."
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Translated titles:
"Der Verschmachtende" = "The languishing one"
"Der Verschmachtende Pilger" = "The languishing pilgrim"
Text Authorship:
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