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Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein, Mahnt mich bei Nacht und Tage Mit jedem Glockenschlage: Gedenke mein! gedenke mein! Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein, [Rufet zu jeder Stunde Mich]1 mit der Glocken Munde: Ich harre dein, ich harre dein. Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein, Es stellt die Uhr mit Glücke Bald vor und bald zurücke, [So wie's]2 uns mag gelegen sein. Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, [Wie sollt' es]3 nicht hochgeboren sein? Der [Vater war]4 hochgeboren, Die Mutter hocherkoren, Hat hoch geboren ihr Töchterlein. Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, Ist nicht [hochmütig, und das]5 ist fein; Es kommt [wohl]6 hin und wieder Von seiner Höh' hernieder Zu mir gestiegen im Mondenschein. Mein hochgebornes Schätzelein, [Sprach gestern]7: Der alte Thurm fällt ein, Man merkt es an seinem [Wanken]8, Ich will in Lüften nicht [schwanken]9, Will dein zu [ebener]10 Erde sein.
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1, 2, 5, 6
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gesammelte poetische Werke, volume 1, J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1882, pages 545-546; put into "Wanderung" in Rückerts Werke herausgegeben von Georg Ellinger. Leipzig und Wien: Bibliographisches Institut, 1897. Erster Band: pages 351 - 352.
1 Draeseke, Loewe: "Ruf mich zu jeder Stunde/ Wohl"2 Esser: "Wie es"
3 Draeseke, Loewe: "Sollt' es"; Esser: "Wie sollt's"
4 Draeseke, Loewe: "Vater"
5 Esser: "hochmütig, das"
6 Draeseke, Loewe, Schumann: "ja"
7 Draeseke, Loewe: "Sprach jüngst"; Esser: "Es sprach"
8 Schumann: "Schwanken"
9 Schumann: "wanken"
10 Draeseke, Esser, Loewe, Schumann: "eb'ner"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in Anhang [author's text checked 2 times 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 Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Des Glockentürmers Töchterlein", op. 17 no. 4, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Buch des Frohmuths. Sechs heitere Gesänge, no. 4, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein", published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Lindner (1820 - 1878), "Des Glockenthürmers Töchterlein", op. 5 (Zwölf Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 6, published 1847 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hannover, Bachmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Des Glockentürmers Töchterlein", op. 112a (1850) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Glockenthürmers Töchterlein", op. 2, Heft 2 no. 2, published 1849 [ soprano and piano ], from Gedichte von Rückert, Eichendorff, Geibel, Dingelstedt für Sopran, no. 5, Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Glockentürmers Töchterlein", RSW: Anh:L3 (1851), stanzas 1,2,5,6 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het dochtertje van de klokkenluider", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) , "The bell-ringer's daughter", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-19
Line count: 30
Word count: 149
My high-born darling The bell-ringer's daughter, Reminds me by night and day With each hour struck: Think of me! Remember me!" My high-born darling The bell-ringer's daughter, Calls me each hour Even with the bell's voice I await you! I wait for you!" My high-born darling The bell-ringer's daughter, She happily puts the clock Sometimes forward, sometimes back As it might be auspicious for us. My high-born darling How could she not be high born? Her highly born father, Her highly-chosen mother, Had a high-born daughter. My high-born darling Isn't high-minded, which is fine. She comes back and forth Down from her heights Climbs down to me in the moonlight. My high-born darling Said recently, The old tower falls apart, One can see its teetering, It won't long waver in the air, Will soon be yours on level ground."
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Lawrence Snyder, (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 Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in Anhang
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 139