Where the mountains tower high

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Translation © by Emily Ezust

Wo die Berge hoch sich türmen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Wo die Berge hoch sich türmen
An dem Saum des Himmels dort,
Aus dem Haus, dem schönen Garten,
Trugen sie bei Nacht mich fort.

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• G. Graben-Hoffmann

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

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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Zigeunerliedchen II", op. 79 no. 7b[8] (1849), published 1849 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 7b[8], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Das Zigeunerkind", op. 107 no. 40, published c1883 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingsstimmen: Neue Liederspende für die Jugend, no. 40, Dresden: L. Hoffarth

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2003
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2016, (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: 4
Word count: 24

Where the mountains tower high

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Where the mountains tower high
on the edge of Heaven there,
from that house, the fair garden,
they carried me off by night.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2003 by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 23