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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by John H. Campbell
Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kein' [bess're]1 Lust in dieser Zeit, Als durch den Wald zu dringen, Wo Drossel singt und Habicht schreit, Wo Hirsch' und Rehe springen. O säss' mein Lieb' im Wipfel grün, Tät' wie 'ne Drossel schlagen! O spräng' es, wie ein Reh' dahin, Daß ich es könnte jagen!
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Authorship
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Jägerlied", written 1812, appears in Lieder [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 (Karl) Friedrich Curschmann (1805 - 1841), "Jägerlied", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge für Tenor (oder Sopran)) no. 3, published 1854 [tenor or soprano and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not verified ]
- by Reinhold Finsterbusch , "Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit", op. 18 (Zwei Lieder für Bass-Stimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [bass and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt [ sung text not verified ]
- by Carl Friedrich Johann Girschner (1794 - 1860), "Jägerlied", published 1838 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Ende [ sung text not verified ]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Jägerlied", published 1891 [voice and piano], from 18 Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 9, Berlin, Challier & Co. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Jägerlied", op. 4 (Seks Digte af H. Heine, L. Uhland og A. von Chamisso) no. 4 (1863-4), published 1864. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Henry Hepple , "Jägerlied", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder für Mezzo-Soprano (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], Hamburg, Böhme [ sung text not verified ]
- by Christian Frederik Emil Horneman (1840 - 1906), "Jägerlied", published 1877 [voice and piano], from Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Fürstner [ sung text not verified ]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Jägerlied", op. 23 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, KWV. 9103 no. 3, published 1821? [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not verified ]
- by Franz Krinninger , "Jägerlied", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1880 [mixed chorus a cappella], Wiener-Neustadt, Wedl [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Leopold Lenz (1803 - 1862), "Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit", published 1832 [voice and piano], from Minnefahrt in neun Gesängen von L. Uhland [op. 14 ?], no. 8, München, Falter [ sung text not verified ]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Jägerlied", op. 6 (Dreizehn Gesänge), Heft 1 no. 4, published 1841 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text not verified ]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Jägerlied", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 7, published 1832 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not verified ]
- by Felix von Woyrsch (1860 - 1944), "Jägerlied", op. 28 no. 3, published 1890 [men's chorus a cappella], from Beliebte Männerchöre, no. 3, Leipzig, Oberdörffer [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Hunter's song", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du chasseur", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:52
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Word count: 47
Hunter's song
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
No one better enjoys this time, to ramble through the forest, where thrush sings and hawk cries, where stag and doe leap. O how agreeable to sit in the green tree-top, as the thrush sings out! O if I could leap like a deer there, I could hunt it so!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Jägerlied", written 1812, appears in Lieder
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:52
Line count: 8
Word count: 50