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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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View original text (without footnotes)Note: in Kreutzer's score, there is a typo that is repeated: stanza 2, line 1 word 4 is "Leib" instead of "Lieb".
1 Horneman: "bessere"; further changes may exist not shown above.Text 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 yet checked]
- 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 yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich Johann Girschner (1794 - 1860), "Jägerlied", published 1838 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, Ende [sung text not yet checked]
- 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 yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Jägerlied", op. 4 (Seks Digte af H. Heine, L. Uhland og A. von Chamisso) no. 4 (1863-1864), published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 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 yet checked]
- 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 yet checked]
- 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 checked 1 time]
- by Franz Krinninger , "Jägerlied ", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1880 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Wiener-Neustadt, Wedl [sung text checked 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 yet checked]
- 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 yet checked]
- by Edward Faber Schneider (1872 - 1950), "Jägerlied", op. 6 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Jägerlied", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 7, published 1832 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- 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 yet checked]
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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 48
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!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by John H. Campbell, (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 Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Jägerlied", written 1812, appears in Lieder
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 50