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Ein heilig Säuseln, und ein Gesangeston Durchzittre deine Wipfel, o Schattengang, Wo bang' und wild der ersten Liebe Selige Taumel mein Herz berauschten. Die Abendsonne bebte wie lichtes Gold Durch Purpurblüten, bebte wie lichtes Gold Um ihres Busens Silberschleier; Und ich zerfloß in Entzückungsschauer. Nach langer Trennung küsse mit [Engelkuß]1 Ein treuer Jüngling hier das geliebte Weib, Und schwör' in diesem Blütendunkel [Ewige]2 Treue der Auserkornen. Ein Blümchen sprosse, [wann]3 wir gestorben sind, Aus jedem Rasen, welchen ihr Fuß berührt, Und trag' auf jedem seiner Blätter Meines verherlichten Mädchens Namen.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Ludewig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. Besorgt durch seine Freunde Friederich Leopold Grafen zu Stolberg und Johann Heinrich Voß. Hamburg, bei Carl Ernst Bohn. 1783, pages 178-179.
Note: This is the earlier version of Hölty's poem; a later manuscript with the title "An die Apfelbäume, wo ich Laura erblickte" differs in some verses.
1 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "Engelskuß"2 Schubert: "Ew'ge"
3 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "wenn"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An die Apfelbäume, wo ich Julien erblickte", written 1774 [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 Max Kretschmar , "An die Apfelbäume", op. 16 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Dessau, Kahle's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An die Apfelbäume, wo ich Julien erblickte", D 197 (1815), published 1850 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de appelbomen, waar ik Julia aanschouwde", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the apple trees, where I glimpsed Julia", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (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.
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Word count: 93
Uno stormire solenne, un canto melodioso vibra in cima alle piante del sentiero ombroso, Dove beato e felice il mio primo amore, di dolcissima ebbrezza mi colmava il cuore. Il sole della sera vibrava con dorati riflessi, Con riflessi dorati frammezzo a fiori rossi; Sopra la superficie d'argento del suo seno, In un brivido d’estasi io venivo meno. Dopo una lunga separazione, come un angelo bacia Un giovane sincero la donna da lui scelta, E giura, all’ombra delle piante in fiore, di restare per sempre fedele al suo unico amore. Quando saremo morti possa nascere un fiore in ogni punto del prato dal tuo piede toccato, E porti scritto in ogni sua foglia dell’amor mio il nome venerato.
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Translations of titles:
"An die Apfelbäume" = "Agli alberi di melo"
"An die Apfelbäume, wo ich Julien erblickte" = "Ai meli, dove scorsi Giulia"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2026 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "An die Apfelbäume, wo ich Julien erblickte", written 1774
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 118