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Ach, ihr Wälder, dunkle Wälder, Miletiner Wälder! Warum grünt ihr, wie im Sommer, Lustig fort im Winter? Gerne wollt' ich ja nicht weinen, Nicht mein Herz betrüben; Aber sagt ihr guten Leute, Wer mich Arme tröstet? Ach, wo ist mein lieber Vater? Längst im Grabe liegt er! Wo ist meine gute Mutter? [Gras wächst ihr zu Häupten.]3 Bruder hab' ich nicht, noch Schwester, Fort ist mein Herzliebster!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Friedrich Bodenstedt, Alte und neue Gedichte, Erster Band, Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R.v. Decker), 1867, page 144.
1 Franz (both op. 40 and op. 46): "Über ihr wächst Gras schon!"Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Böhmisches Lied", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 6. Volksweisen als Intermezzo, no. 9 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Die Verlassene", op. 40 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5 (1867?), published 1867 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Die Verlassene", op. 46 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1875 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Hermann Wichmann.
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Adalbert von Goldschmidt.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892) , "Die Verlassene" ; composed by Hermann Wichmann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-08-07
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Word count: 68
Ah, ye forests, dark forests, Miletian forests! Why do you merrily continue to be green In winter as you are in summer? Gladly would I not weep, Not sadden my heart; But, good people, tell me Who shall comfort me, the poor wretch? Ah, where is my [dear]1 father? He has long been resting in his grave! Where is my good mother? [Grass is growing at her head.]1 I have neither brother nor sister, The beloved of my heart is gone!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Böhmisches Lied" = "Bohemian song"
"Die Verlassene" = "The forsaken one"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Böhmisches Lied", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 6. Volksweisen als Intermezzo, no. 9
Based on:
- a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 83